Broadbarred king mackerel

Summary

The broadbarred king mackerel or grey mackerel (Scomberomorus semifasciatus) is a species of fish in the family Scombridae found in tropical waters of the western Pacific, along the northern coast of Australia and the southern coast of Papua New Guinea, from Shark Bay, Western Australia to northern New South Wales, in waters from the surface down to 100 m (330 ft). Specimens have been recorded at up to 120 cm in length, and weighing up to 10 kg. They are pelagic predators, feeding on small fishes such as sardines and herring.

Broadbarred king mackerel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Scomberomorus
Species:
S. semifasciatus
Binomial name
Scomberomorus semifasciatus
Macleay, 1883

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Collette, B.; Carpenter, K.E.; Di Natale, A.; et al. (2011). "Scomberomorus semifasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170337A6754351. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170337A6754351.en. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  • "Scomberomorus semifasciatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2009). Scomberomorus&speciesname=semifasciatus"'Scomberomorus semifasciatus'" in FishBase. June 2009 version.