Scomberomorus

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.

Scomberomorus Temporal range: Earliest Eocene to present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N [1]
Scomberomorus cavalla
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

Species

Scomberomorus includes 19 species:^[2][3]

• Arabian sparrow seer, S. avirostrus Abdussamad, Toji, Margaret, Mini, Rajesh, Azeez, Vinothkumar, Retheesh, Abbas, Shihab, Sneha, Prathibha & Gopalakrishnan, 2023^[4]
• 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)
• S. leopardus (Shaw, 1803)^[4]
• 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)

The following fossil species are also known:^[5]

• †Scomberomorus avitus Bannikov, 1985 - earliest Eocene (Ypresian) of Turkmenistan
• †Scomberomorus saevus Bannikov, 1982 - late Eocene (Priabonian) of Kazakhstan

The fossil species S. bartonensis (Woodward, 1901) and S. excelsus (Woodward, 1901) from the early Eocene-aged London Clay are known from non-diagnostic material and thus their status as distinct species is uncertain, although they are at least considered a representative of the genus as Scomberomorus "sp. 1".^[5][6] Another undescribed fossil Scomberomorus known from indeterminate remains is S. "sp. 2" from the Early Miocene of Malta.^[5]

As food

See also: Mackerel 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.^[7][8] In Jiaodong Peninsula, they are known as Ba Yu (Chinese: 鲅鱼) and used as fillings in dumplings.^{[9][better source needed]} In Japan, they are known as Sawara (サワラ) and often prepared grilled or as Sashimi.^[10]

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  Scomberomorus soup in Tainan
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  Ba Yu dumplings
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  Sawara Saikyoyaki