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chub mackerel
Sign in to saveAlso known as Scomber japonicus, Atlantic chub mackerel, Pacific mackerel, tinker mackerel
species of fish
Species
Least ConcernAtlantic chub mackerel
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderScombriformes
- FamilyScombridae
Habitatmarine
via IUCN
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Encyclopedic overview
The chub mackerel, Pacific mackerel, or Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) is a species of fish in the tuna and mackerel family, Scombridae. This species of mackerel closely resembles the Atlantic chub mackerel.
Characteristics
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “chub mackerel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.