Scomberomorus
Genus of fishes
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Scomberomorus is a genus of ray-finned bony fish in the mackerel family, Scombridae. More specifically, it is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, commonly known as the Spanish mackerels.
| Scomberomorus Temporal range: [1] | |
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| Scomberomorus cavalla | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Subfamily: | Scombrinae |
| Tribe: | Scomberomorini |
| Genus: | Scomberomorus Lacepède, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| S. plumierii Lacepède, 1801 | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Species
Scomberomorus includes 19 species:[2][3]
- Arabian sparrow seer, S. avirostrus Abdussamad, Toji, Margaret, Mini, Rajesh, Azeez, Vinothkumar, Retheesh, Abbas, Shihab, Sneha, Prathibha & Gopalakrishnan, 2023[4]
- Serra Spanish mackerel, S. brasiliensis Collette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978
- King mackerel, S. cavalla (Cuvier, 1829)
- Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel, S. commerson (Lacépède, 1800)
- Monterrey Spanish mackerel, S. concolor (Lockington, 1879)
- Indo-Pacific king mackerel, S. guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Korean seerfish, S. koreanus (Kishinouye, 1915)
- S. leopardus (Shaw, 1803)[4]
- Streaked seerfish, S. lineolatus (Cuvier, 1829)
- Atlantic Spanish mackerel, S. maculatus (Couch, 1832)
- Papuan seerfish, S. multiradiatus Munro, 1964
- Australian spotted mackerel, S. munroi Collette & Russo, 1980
- Japanese Spanish mackerel, S. niphonius (Cuvier, 1832)
- Kanadi kingfish, S. plurilineatus Fourmanoir, 1966
- Queensland school mackerel, S. queenslandicus Munro, 1943
- Cero mackerel, S. regalis (Bloch, 1793)
- Broadbarred king mackerel, S. semifasciatus (Macleay, 1883)
- Pacific sierra, S. sierra Jordan & Starks, 1895
- Chinese seerfish, S. sinensis (Lacépède, 1800)
- West African Spanish mackerel, S. tritor (Cuvier, 1832)
The following fossil species are also known:[5]
- †Scomberomorus avitus Bannikov, 1985 - earliest Eocene (Ypresian) of Turkmenistan[6]
- †Scomberomorus bleekeri (Storms, 1897) - middle Eocene of Belgium[7], early to middle Eocene of the eastern United States (Alabama, Virginia, New Jersey)[8][9]
- †Scomberomorus dumonti (van Beneden, 1871) - Early Oligocene of Belgium[7] & France[10]
- †Scomberomorus lingulatus (von Meyer, 1847) - Early Oligocene of France & Germany[10][11]
- †Scomberomorus saevus Bannikov, 1982 - late Eocene (Priabonian) of Kazakhstan
- †Scomberomorus stormsi (Leriche, 1905) - middle Eocene of Belgium[12], early to middle Eocene of the eastern United States (Alabama, Virginia, New Jersey)[8][9]
The fossil species S. bartonensis (Woodward, 1901) and S. excelsus (Woodward, 1901) from the early Eocene-aged London Clay are known from non-diagnostic material and thus their status as distinct species is uncertain, although they are at least considered a representative of the genus as Scomberomorus "sp. 1".[5][13] Another undescribed fossil Scomberomorus known from indeterminate remains is S. "sp. 2" from the Early Miocene of Malta.[5]
As food
Scomberomorus are consumed in Taiwan and Chaoshan as Majiao Yu (simplified Chinese: 马鲛鱼; traditional Chinese: 馬鮫魚) or Tutuo Yu (Chinese: 土魠魚), often prepared pan-fried or deep-fried and then served with soup.[14][15] In Jiaodong Peninsula, they are known as Ba Yu (Chinese: 鲅鱼) and used as fillings in dumplings.[16][better source needed] In Japan, they are known as Sawara (サワラ) and often prepared grilled or as Sashimi.[17]
Scomberomorus soup in Tainan
Ba Yu dumplings
Sawara Saikyoyaki
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