Korean seerfish (Scomberomorus koreanus)

Scientific name: Scomberomorus koreanus Kishinouye, 1915

Korean seerfish (Scomberomorus koreanus)

The Korean seerfish (Scomberomorus koreanus) is a marine fish of the family Scombridae.

Biology

Feeds on small schooling fishes, such as sardines and anchovies and on shrimps. This species makes up an important part of the drift net fishery in Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar. Marketed fresh and dried-salted.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scomberomorus koreanus
Family
Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
150
Common length
60.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: west coast of India and Sri Lanka along the continental shelf eastward to Sumatra, Indonesia and Singapore, and northward to China, Korea and Wakasa Bay, Sea of Japan. Does not extend past Sumatra in the East Indies.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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