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Scomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier, 1829)

King mackerel
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: King mackerel, Kingfish, Spanish mackerel
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref: Frimodt, C., 1995
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Found in coastal waters during the warm months of the year. A popular gamefish in Florida (Ref. 9987). Also present inshore north and inshore south of Cape Hatteras. Fishing has been severely restricted. Strict management controls have helped the resource to recover, but the greater part of the catch is now reserved for game fishing (Ref. 9987). Also Ref. 26340.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen, 1983
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Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos) > Scombrinae
Etymology: Scomberomorus: Latin, scomber = mackerel + Greek, moros = silly, stupid (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

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

Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 5 - 140 m (Ref. 36484), usually 5 - 15 m (Ref. 40849).   Tropical; 44°N - 22°S, 98°W - 34°W (Ref. 54879)

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