Indo-Pacific king mackerel

Indo-Pacific king mackerel
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Scomberomorus
Species:
S. guttatus
Binomial name
Scomberomorus guttatus
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Cybium crookewitii Bleeker, 1851
  • Cybium guttatum, (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
  • Cybium interruptum Cuvier 1832
  • Cybium kuhlii, Cuvier 1832
  • Indocybium guttatum, (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
  • Scomber guttatus, Bloch & Schneider 1801
  • Scomber leopardus, Shaw 1803
  • Scomberomorus crookewiti, (Bleeker 1851)
  • Scomberomorus guttatum, (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
  • Scomberomorus interruptus, (Cuvier 1832)
  • Scomberomorus kuhlii, (Cuvier 1832)
  • Scomberomous guttatum, (Bloch & Schneider 1801)

Indo-Pacific king mackerel (Scomberomorus guttatus), also known as the spotted seer fish or spotted Spanish mackerel, is a sea fish among the mackerel variety of fishes. It is found in around the Indian Ocean and adjoining seas. It can grow up to 4.5 kg (9.9 lb), but possibly up to 6 kg (13 lb) with a length of 81.5 cm (32.1 in). It is a popular game fish and a strong fighter that has on occasion been seen to leap out of the water when hooked.

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