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Scomberomorus maculatus (Mitchill, 1815)

Atlantic Spanish mackerel

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Mexico country information

Common names: Carite, Pintada, Sierra
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: highly commercial | Ref: Anonymous, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref: Anonymous, 1994
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Vera Cruz and Progreso, Yucatan (Ref. 1909). Also recorded from Celestún Biosphere Reserve (Ref. 74908). Year round fishing; marketed fresh (whole, gutted), frozen, salt-dried or smoked (Ref. 26550).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen, 1983
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Thazard Atlantique, Carite Atlántico, Spanish mackerel, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Scomberomorus: Latin, scomber = mackerel + Greek, moros = silly, stupid (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Mitchill.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi


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