Short Mackerel
Rastrelliger brachysoma
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Fish
The short mackerel or short-bodied mackerel is a species of mackerel in the family Scombridae. Its habitat is the shallow waters of Southeast Asia and Melanesia, feeding mainly on small zooplankton. It is of major importance to the fisheries industry.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Scombridae
- Genus
- Rastrelliger