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Scomberomorus brasiliensis Collette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978

Serra Spanish mackerel
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Trinidad and Tobago country information

Common names: Batali, Carite, Serra spanish mackerel
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Seasonal movements appears to occur off Trinidad (Ref. 36613). Spawning believed to occur throughout the year in the Gulf of Paria, peaking from October to April (Ref. 36613). Caught throughout Trinidad and sometimes off Tobago (Ref. 36613). Also Ref. 33407.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/td.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.cep.unep.org/trini_tbgo/fisheries/index.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen, 1983
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Thazard serra, Serra, Atlantic sierra, ... 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: Scomberomorus: Latin, scomber = mackerel + Greek, moros = silly, stupid (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 21°N - 36°S, 90°W - 29°W (Ref. 168)

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