Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias)

Scientific name: Scomber colias Gmelin, 1789

Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias)

The Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias) is a brackish-water fish of the family Scombridae. Native range: Atlantic Ocean. Warm water; eastern and western coasts. Replaced by Scomber japonicus in the Indo-Pacific.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scomber colias
Family
Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean. Warm water; eastern and western coasts. Replaced by Scomber japonicus in the Indo-Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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