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Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782

Chub mackerel
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Turkey country information

Common names: Çiroz balığı, Kolyoz, Kolyoz balığı
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in central coast of Black Sea (Sinop and Samsun vicinity) (Ref. 88083). Also Ref. 168, 8984, 57855.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Collette, B.B., 2003
National Database: CLOMFOT

Common names from other countries

Pacific chub mackerel, Maquereau espagnol pacifique, Estornino del Pacífico, ... 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);  japonicus: Named after Japan, its type locality (Ref. 6885).

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

Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 300 m (Ref. 168), usually 50 - 200 m (Ref. 35185).   Subtropical; 10°C - 27°C (Ref. 35185); 60°N - 48°S, 116°E - 70°W

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