West African Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus tritor)

Scientific name: Scomberomorus tritor Cuvier, 1832

West African Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus tritor)

The West African Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus tritor) is a brackish-water fish of the family Scombridae.

Biology

Inhabits warm waters. Forms school close to the shore. Enters coastal lagoons and feeds on clupeids particularly Ethmalosa fimbriata. Reproduces in July to August. Eggs and larvae are pelagic. Utilized fresh, dried-salted, smoked and frozen.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scomberomorus tritor
Family
Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Common length
75.0
Depth range
1–40 m (3–131 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous; depth range 1 - 40 m, usually 20 - 25 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Canary Islands and Senegal to the Gulf of Guinea and Ba?a dos Tigres, Angola. Rarely found in the northern Mediterranean Sea, along the coasts of France and Italy. This species has been erroneously been considered as a synonym of Scomberomorus maculatus by many authors.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.31-0.33; tmax=5; Fec=1 million)

Sources

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

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