Species catalogue

Chub mackerel
Order
Perciformes
Family
Scombridae
Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Elongated, rounded body; fatty eyelid covering nearly all of eye; teeth at front and sides of roof of mouth; 2 well separated dorsal fins; distance between the 2 dorsals less than length of base of first dorsal fin; 5 finlets after second dorsal and anal fins; pectoral fins high; tail deeply forked; two small keels on each side of the slender tail base; lateral line simple; entire body covered with small scales. Silver; back with blackish, oblique wavy lines; no spotted lines on belly. Size: attains 64 cm.
Characteristics
FAO code
MAS
MAS
Specie
Scomber japonicus
Scomber japonicus
Type
Blue fish
Blue fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean
- Area 57: the Eastern part of the Indian Ocean
- Area 61: the Northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 67: the Northeastern part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 71: the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 77: the Eastern Central part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 81: the Southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 87: the Southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean
Fishing seasons
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
International denominations
Germany
Spanische Makrele
France
Maquereau espagnol
Italy
Sgombro cavallo
Portugal
Cavala
United Kingdom
Chub mackerel
Japan
Masaba
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