Island Mackerel
Rastrelliger faughni
Also known as: Blue Mackerel, Faughn's Mackerel, Indian Mackerel
- Blue Mackerel
- Faughn's Mackerel
- Indian Mackerel
Overview
Found in schools, in the sunlit areas of the continental shelf, around islands. Highly commercial and usually caught in drift nets.
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.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
- Exact location · 1
Found in schools, in the sunlit areas of the continental shelf, around islands.
Adult photos 1
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