Broadbarred king mackerel
| Broadbarred king mackerel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Genus: | Scomberomorus |
| Species: | S. semifasciatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scomberomorus semifasciatus Macleay, 1883
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The broadbarred king mackerel or Grey mackerel (Scomberomorus semifasciatus) is a species of fish in the family Scombridae found in tropical waters of the western Pacific, along the northern coast of Australia and the southern coast of Papua New Guinea, from Shark Bay, Western Australia to northern New South Wales, in waters from the surface down to 100 m (330 ft). Specimens have been recorded at up to 120 cm in length, and weighing up to 10 kg. They are pelagic predators, feeding on small fishes such as sardines and herring.
References[]
- ^ Collette, B.; Carpenter, K.E.; Di Natale, A.; et al. (2011). "Scomberomorus semifasciatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170337A6754351. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170337A6754351.en.
- "Scomberomorus semifasciatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2009). Scomberomorus&speciesname=semifasciatus"'Scomberomorus semifasciatus'" in FishBase. June 2009 version.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Scombridae
- Taxa named by William John Macleay
- Fish described in 1883
- Scomberomorus
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