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Scomberomorus

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Scomberomorus
Temporal range: Thanetian–present [1]
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Scomberomorus cavalla
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Subfamily: Scombrinae
Tribe: Scomberomorini
Genus: Scomberomorus
Lacepède, 1801
Type species
S. plumierii
Lacepède, 1801
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Apodontis Bennett, 1832
  • Apolectus Bennett, 1831
  • Chriomitra Lockington, 1879
  • Cybium Cuvier, 1829
  • Indocybium Munro, 1943
  • Polipturus Rafinesque, 1815
  • Pseudosawara Munro, 1943
  • Sawara Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
  • Sierra Fowler, 1905

Scomberomorus is a genus of ray-finned bony fish in the mackerel family, Scombridae. More specifically, it is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, commonly known as the Spanish mackerels.

Species

Scomberomorus includes 18 species:[2][3]

  • Serra Spanish mackerel, S. brasiliensis Collette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978
  • King mackerel, S. cavalla (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel, S. commerson (Lacépède, 1800)
  • Monterrey Spanish mackerel, S. concolor (Lockington, 1879)
  • Indo-Pacific king mackerel, S. guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  • Korean seerfish, S. koreanus (Kishinouye, 1915)
  • Streaked seerfish, S. lineolatus (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Atlantic Spanish mackerel, S. maculatus (Couch, 1832)
  • Papuan seerfish, S. multiradiatus Munro, 1964
  • Australian spotted mackerel, S. munroi Collette & Russo, 1980
  • Japanese Spanish mackerel, S. niphonius (Cuvier, 1832)
  • Kanadi kingfish, S. plurilineatus Fourmanoir, 1966
  • Queensland school mackerel, S. queenslandicus Munro, 1943
  • Cero mackerel, S. regalis (Bloch, 1793)
  • Broadbarred king mackerel, S. semifasciatus (Macleay, 1883)
  • Pacific sierra, S. sierra Jordan & Starks, 1895
  • Chinese seerfish, S. sinensis (Lacépède, 1800)
  • West African Spanish mackerel, S. tritor (Cuvier, 1832)

As food

Scomberomorus are consumed in Taiwan and Chaoshan as Majiao Yu (simplified Chinese: 马鲛鱼; traditional Chinese: 馬鮫魚) or Tutuo Yu (Chinese: 土魠魚), often prepared pan-fried or deep-fried and then served with soup.[4][5] In Jiaodong Peninsula, they are known as Ba Yu (Chinese: 鲅鱼) and used as fillings in dumplings.[6] In Japan, they are known as Sawara (サワラ) and often prepared grilled or as Sashimi.[7]

References

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  2. ^ "Scomberomorus". FishBase. Retrieved on 2009-06-14.
  3. ^ "Scomberomorus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  4. ^ 土魠魚羹. Liberty Times. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. ^ 极品海产?潮汕渔谚“好鱼马鲛鲳”,马鲛鱼究竟好吃在哪里?. 海鲜指南. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. ^ 传承“中国味道”,鲅鱼水饺登上“世界餐桌”. Xinhua News. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. ^ 鰆(サゴシ)コツ出汁入り濃厚カニ味噌汁の開発/鳥取県産業技術センター『日刊工業新聞』2017年8月30日(素材・ヘルスケア・環境)

External links

  • Media related to Scomberomorus at Wikimedia Commons


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