Shark mackerel

Shark mackerel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Tribe: Scomberomorini
Genus: Grammatorcynus
Species:
G. bicarinatus
Binomial name
Grammatorcynus bicarinatus
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Synonyms

Thynnus bicarinatus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825

The shark mackerel (Grammatorcynus bicarinatus) is a species of Spanish mackerel (tribe Scomberomorini) in the scombrid family (Scombridae).[2] Their maximum reported length is 112 cm (44 in), and the maximum reported weight is 13.5 kg (30 lb).[3]

This species is sometimes also called the largescaled tunny, large-scaled tunny or salmon mackerel.[2] Before 1983, this species was sometimes confused with Grammatorcynus bilineatus, the double-lined mackerel.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Collette, B.; Fox, W.; Nelson, R. (2011). "Grammatorcynus bicarinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170308A6738658. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170308A6738658.en. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Grammatorcynus bicarinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Grammatorcynus bicarinatus". FishBase. March 2012 version.


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