Indo-Pacific king mackerel

Indo-Pacific king mackerel
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Scombridae
Genus:	Scomberomorus
Species:	S. guttatus
Binomial name
	Scomberomorus guttatus; (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms
	Cybium crookewitii Bleeker, 1851 ; Cybium guttatum, (Bloch & Schneider 1801); Cybium interruptum Cuvier 1832; Cybium kuhlii, Cuvier 1832; Indocybium guttatum, (Bloch & Schneider 1801); Scomber guttatus, Bloch & Schneider 1801; Scomber leopardus, Shaw 1803; Scomberomorus crookewiti, (Bleeker 1851); Scomberomorus guttatum, (Bloch & Schneider 1801); Scomberomorus interruptus, (Cuvier 1832); Scomberomorus kuhlii, (Cuvier 1832); Scomberomous guttatum, (Bloch & Schneider 1801);

Indo-Pacific king mackerel or popularly (spotted) seer fish (Scomberomorus guttatus) is a sea fish among the mackerel variety of fishes. It is found in around the Indian Ocean and adjoining seas. It is a popular game fish, growing up to 45 kg (100 lb), and is a strong fighter that has on occasion been seen to leap out of the water when hooked.

It is popular among the countries of the Indian subcontinent including Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Seer fish is a delicacy in several regions of India. In Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, this fish is called "Vanjaram" in Tamil/Telugu as well as "Shermai" among Dakhni people and is usually the costliest variety available. In Maharashtra the fish is called Surmai, while in Goa (in Konkani language) it is called iswan or viswon. In Malabar (North Kerala) it is called Ayakoora where as in South Kerala it is called Ney-meen. In Karnataka especially in the region of Tulunadu (Dakshina Kannada) they are called Anjal. They can be fried, grilled and made as curry. In addition to being cooked and eaten when fresh, it is also used to make fish pickle, usually eaten as a condiment with rice.

Fisheries[]

Commercial capture of Indo-Pacific king mackerel in tonnes from 1950 to 2009

References[]

^ Collette, B.; Di Natale, A.; Fox, W.; Juan Jorda, M. & Nelson, R. (2011). "Scomberomorus guttatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170311A6742170. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170311A6742170.en.

"Scomberomorus guttatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 January 2006.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2005). "Scomberomorus guttatus" in FishBase. 10 2005 version.

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[IUCN-1] Collette, B.; Di Natale, A.; Fox, W.; Juan Jorda, M. & Nelson, R. (2011). "Scomberomorus guttatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170311A6742170. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170311A6742170.en.

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Taxon identifiers
Scomberomorus guttatus	Wikidata: Q311236 Wikispecies: Scomberomorus guttatus ADW: Scomberomorus_guttatus BOLD: 78600 FishBase: 123 Fossilworks: 352553 GBIF: 2374233 iNaturalist: 188362 IRMNG: 10940030 ITIS: 172442 IUCN: 170311 NCBI: 99343 WoRMS: 219716
Scomber guttatus	Wikidata: Q106423052 GBIF: 2374235 IRMNG: 10141285 ITIS: 202038 WoRMS: 304504

Indo-Pacific king mackerel

Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Scombridae
Genus:	Scomberomorus
Species:	S. guttatus
Binomial name
*Scomberomorus guttatus* (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms
Cybium crookewitii Bleeker, 1851 Cybium guttatum, (Bloch & Schneider 1801) Cybium interruptum Cuvier 1832 Cybium kuhlii, Cuvier 1832 Indocybium guttatum, (Bloch & Schneider 1801) Scomber guttatus, Bloch & Schneider 1801 Scomber leopardus, Shaw 1803 Scomberomorus crookewiti, (Bleeker 1851) Scomberomorus guttatum, (Bloch & Schneider 1801) Scomberomorus interruptus, (Cuvier 1832) Scomberomorus kuhlii, (Cuvier 1832) Scomberomous guttatum, (Bloch & Schneider 1801)