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Scomber colias Gmelin, 1789

Atlantic chub mackerel
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Malta country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Cited as Scomber japonicus (Ref. 33971).
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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

Maquereau espagnol atlantique, Estornino del Atlántico, Скумбрия японская, ... more

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).
  More on author: Gmelin.

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

Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic.   Temperate; 46°N - 65°S, 98°W - 42°E

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