WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Indo-Pacific King Mackerel

Scomberomorus guttatus

Also known as: Indian Spanish Mackerel, Indo-Pacific Spanish Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel, Spotted Mackerel, Spotted Seer, Spotted Seerfish, Spotted Spanish Mackerel

Adult
@bluepin7 · Bedok, Singapore · February 20221 / 1
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Overview

Found in schools, over deep, coastal waters, sometimes entering turbid estuarine waters.

Scombridae are some of the fastest swimmers in the ocean with their streamlined bodies and retractable fins cruising the open seas of the world for their food.
Tunas and Mackerels form the basis of the worlds largest fishing industry.

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How to identify

Pattern
black spot

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
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Found in schools, over deep, coastal waters, sometimes entering turbid estuarine waters.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderScombriformes
    5. familyScombridae
    6. genusScomberomorus
    7. speciesScomberomorus guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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    More in the family

    Mackerels-Tunas-Bonitos (Scombridae)