Rastrelliger
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Rastrelliger is a mackerel
genus in the family Scombridae
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Mackerel
Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of fish, mostly, but not exclusively, from the family Scombridae. They may be found in all tropical and temperate seas. Most live offshore in the oceanic environment but a few, like the Spanish mackerel , enter bays and can be...
genus in the family Scombridae
Scombridae
Scombridae is the family of the mackerels, tunas, and bonitos, and thus includes many of the most important and familiar food fishes. The family consists of about 55 species in 15 genera and two subfamilies...
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Species
- Short mackerel, Rastrelliger brachysomaRastrelliger brachysomaRastrelliger brachysoma, the shortbodied mackerel or short mackerel, is a species of mackerel in the scombrid family of order Perciformes. Its habitat is the shallow waters of Southeast Asia and Melanesia where the surface temperatures range from 20 to 30 degrees Celsius...
(BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1851). - Island mackerel, Rastrelliger faughni MatsuiMatsuiMatsui is the brand name of a line of electrical items sold in the UK and the Nordics , introduced in the 1980s. It is an own brand of the Dixons Retail plc retailer, and not an independent manufacturer. The vast majority of Matsui products are manufactured in China.The company is based in the UK...
, 1967. - Indian mackerel, Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816).