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Bony fish

Long-jawed Mackerel

Rastrelliger kanagurta

Also known as: Bigmouth Trevally, Chub Mackerel, Indian Mackerel, Longjaw Mackerel, Mouth Mackerel, Rake-gilled Mackerel, Short Mackerel, Striped Mackerel

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2023
Adult
@DeSchreut · Coraya Beach Resort, Marsa Alam, Egypt · March 20121 / 7
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Overview

Found in tightly packed schools, often with wide open mouths feeding in murky plankton rich waters, over coastal bays, harbours and deep lagoons.
Widespread Eastern Mediterranean, Indo-West Pacific.

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

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific, Mediterranean
  • Exact location · 1
  • Country only · 6
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Found in tightly packed schools, often with wide open mouths feeding in murky plankton rich waters, over coastal bays, harbours and deep lagoons.

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Adult photos 7

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderScombriformes
    5. familyScombridae
    6. genusRastrelliger
    7. speciesRastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816)

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    More in the family

    Mackerels-Tunas-Bonitos (Scombridae)