Indo-Pacific king mackerel (Scomberomorus guttatus)

Scientific name: Scomberomorus guttatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Indo-Pacific king mackerel (Scomberomorus guttatus)

The Indo-Pacific king mackerel (Scomberomorus guttatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Scombridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Persian Gulf, India and Sri Lanka to southeast Asia, north to Hong Kong and Wakasa Bay, Sea of Japan.

Biology

A pelagic migratory fish inhabiting coastal waters at depths between 15-200 m; sometimes entering turbid estuarine waters; usually found in small schools. Feeds mainly on small schooling fishes (especially sardines and anchovies), squids and crustaceans. Fishing peaks in the months of November and December in Eastern Thailand, late Dec and January in the northern part of the Gulf and January to March in its western part. Caught with midwater trawls, purse seines, bamboo stake traps, and by trolling. Marketed mainly fresh; also dried-salted, smoked and frozen. Small quantities of frozen product are exported to Europe and North America.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scomberomorus guttatus
Family
Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
76.0
Common length
55.0
Depth range
15–200 m (49–656 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous; depth range 15 - 200 m, usually 20 - 90 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf, India and Sri Lanka to southeast Asia, north to Hong Kong and Wakasa Bay, Sea of Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18; Fec=385,000)

Sources

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

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