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.
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
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 -
Ba Yu dumplings -
Sawara Saikyoyaki
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Scomberomorus". FishBase. June 2014 version.
- ^ "Scomberomorus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ a b Pskhun (2023-11-21). "Species New to Science: [Ichthyology • 2023] Scomberomorus avirostrus • Untangling the Taxonomic Ambiguities of the Spotted Seerfish, Scomberomorus guttatus (Actinopterygii: Scombriformes) with Description of A New Species from India". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ a b c Moncsh, Kenneth Anthony (2000). The phylogeny of the Scombroid fishes (PhD thesis). University of Bristol. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ Monsch, Kenneth A. (2004). "Revision of the scombroid fishes from the Cenozoic of England". Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 95 (3–4): 445–489. doi:10.1017/S0263593300001164. ISSN 1755-6929.
- ^ 土魠魚羹. Liberty Times. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ 极品海产？潮汕渔谚“好鱼马鲛鲳”，马鲛鱼究竟好吃在哪里？. 海鲜指南. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ 传承“中国味道”，鲅鱼水饺登上“世界餐桌”. Xinhua News. 21 November 2019. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ 鰆（サゴシ）コツ出汁入り濃厚カニ味噌汁の開発／鳥取県産業技術センター『日刊工業新聞』2017年8月30日（素材・ヘルスケア・環境）
External links
Media related to Scomberomorus at Wikimedia Commons
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