Pacific sierra

The Pacific sierra (Scomberomorus sierra) also known as the Mexican sierra, is a ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, better known as the mackerel family.^[2] More specifically, this fish is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, the Spanish mackerels.^[3] It occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean from southern California to Antofagasta in Chile.^[1]

Pacific sierra
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Scombridae
Tribe:	Scomberomorini
Genus:	Scomberomorus
Species:	S. sierra
Binomial name
Scomberomorus sierra Jordan and Starks in Jordan, 1895

See also

• Mackerel as food