Streaked Spanish mackerel
The streaked Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus lineolatus) is found mainly in and around India, especially along the Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts. The peak season for fishing this fish is from October to December. It is also known by other names, such as streaked seer, hazard (French), sawara, and carite (Spanish). It is found off Asian coasts from the west coast of India and Sri Lanka east to Java and does not extend east of Wallace's Line. It is an important quarry species for fisheries where it occurs.[1]
Streaked Spanish mackerel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scombriformes |
Family: | Scombridae |
Genus: | Scomberomorus |
Species: | S. lineolatus |
Binomial name | |
Scomberomorus lineolatus (Cuvier, 1829) | |
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References
- Collette, B.; Di Natale, A.; Fox, W.; Juan Jorda, M. & Nelson, R. (2011). "Scomberomorus lineolatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170353A6764121. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170353A6764121.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Scomberomorus lineolatus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- "Scomberomorus lineolatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
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