Rastrelliger brachysoma

(Bleeker, 1851)

Vernacular names
English : Short mackerel
French : Maquereau court

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Scombriformes
Family : Scombridae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species can reach 34 cm long. Body deep and short, huge upwards-oriented mouth. Coloration silvery with small black spots on base of dorsal fin and upper back. Black blotch under pectoral fin. Fins dusky to slightly yellowish.

Range and habitat
This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area, from Andaman sea and Thailand to Indonesia, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Fiji. Pelagic species, sometimes in estuaries, down to 200 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : DATA DEFICIENT
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is intensively targeted by fisheries all around its range and numbers caught are growing. Monitoring and studies are needed.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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