Shark mackerel

The shark mackerel (Grammatorcynus bicarinatus) is a species of Spanish mackerel (tribe Scomberomorini) in the scombrid family (Scombridae).^[2] Their maximum reported length is 112 cm (44 in), and the maximum reported weight is 13.5 kg (30 lb).^[3]

Shark mackerel
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Scombridae
Tribe:	Scomberomorini
Genus:	Grammatorcynus
Species:	G. bicarinatus
Binomial name
Grammatorcynus bicarinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Synonyms
Thynnus bicarinatus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825

This species is sometimes also called the largescaled tunny, large-scaled tunny or salmon mackerel.^[2] Before 1983, this species was sometimes confused with Grammatorcynus bilineatus, the double-lined mackerel.^[1]

See also

• Mackerel as food