Atlantic Chub Mackerel
Scomber colias
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Atlantic chub mackerel, also known as tinker mackerel, is a pelagic schooling species of mackerel found in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Black Sea. It was originally thought to be a subspecies of the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Scombridae
- Genus
- Scomber