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Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782

Chub mackerel
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Malta country information

Common names: Kavall, Kavall ghajnejh kbar, Mackerel
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also in Ref. 168, 50681.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mt.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lanfranco, G.G., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Scomber: Greek, skombros = tunny or mackerel, 1623 (Ref. 45335);  japonicus: Named after Japan, its type locality (Ref. 6885).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 300 m (Ref. 168), usually 50 - 200 m (Ref. 35185).   Subtropical; 10°C - 27°C (Ref. 35185); 60°N - 48°S, 116°E - 70°W

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