Serra Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus brasiliensis)

Scientific name: Scomberomorus brasiliensis Collette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978

Serra Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus brasiliensis)

The Serra Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus brasiliensis) is a marine fish of the family Scombridae.

Biology

Does not migrate extensively, although some seasonal movement appears to occur off Trinidad. Feeds largely on fishes, with smaller quantities of penaeid shrimps and loliginid cephalopods. Most of the catch is consumed fresh, but in Brazil some is salted and some has been canned. Also utilized smoked and frozen; used for ceviche.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scomberomorus brasiliensis
Family
Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
125
Common length
65.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: along the Caribbean and Atlantic coasts of Central and South America from Belize to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Literature records for Scomberomorus maculatus from the Caribbean and the Atlantic coasts of Central and South America apply to Scomberomorus brasiliensis, which has erroneously been considered a synonym of Scomberomorus maculatus by many authors.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18; tm=3-4)

Sources

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

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