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Streaked Spanish mackerel

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Streaked Spanish mackerel
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Scomberomorus
Species:
S. lineolatus
Binomial name
Scomberomorus lineolatus
(Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cybium lineolatum Cuvier, 1829
    • Indocybium lineolatum (Cuvier, 1829)

The streaked Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus lineolatus) is found mainly in and around India, especially along the Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts. The peak season for fishing this fish is from October to December. It is also known by other names, such as streaked seer, hazard (French), sawara, and carite (Spanish). It is found off Asian coasts from the west coast of India and Sri Lanka east to Java and does not extend east of Wallace's Line. It is an important quarry species for fisheries where it occurs.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Collette, B.; Di Natale, A.; Fox, W.; Juan Jorda, M. & Nelson, R. (2011). "Scomberomorus lineolatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170353A6764121. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170353A6764121.en. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scomberomorus lineolatus". FishBase. February 2018 version.