Pacific sierra

Pacific sierra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Tribe: Scomberomorini
Genus: Scomberomorus
Species:
S. sierra
Binomial name
Scomberomorus sierra
Jordan and Starks in Jordan, 1895

The Pacific sierra (Scomberomorus sierra) also known as the Mexican sierra, is a ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, better known as the mackerel family.[2] More specifically, this fish is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, the Spanish mackerels.[3] It occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean from southern California to Antofagasta in Chile.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b Collette, B.B.; Hastings, P.A. (2023). "Scomberomorus sierra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T170325A170086853. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T170325A170086853.en. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scomberomorus sierra". FishBase. December 2012 version.
  3. ^ "Scomberomorus sierra". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
three large sierra fish hanging from hooks with a beach and ocean in the background.
A catch of Pacific sierra


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