Specimens have been recorded at up to 100 cm in length, and weighing up to 6 kg. Coloration is bluish-green on the back fading to silvery on the sides marked with about 3 rows of vertically elongate orange spots.
It forms school close to the shore. It feeds on small fishes, especially clupeoides like sardines and anchovies. S. tritor has been erroneously been considered as a synonym of S. maculatus by many authors.
References
^Collette, B.; Amorim, A.F.; Boustany, A.; et al. (2011). "Scomberomorus tritor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170326A6749128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170326A6749128.en. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Scomberomorus tritor" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
west, african, spanish, mackerel, scomberomorus, tritor, species, fish, family, scombridae, conservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationkingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, actinopterygiiorder, scombriformesfamily, scombridaegenus, s. The West African Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus tritor is a species of fish in the family Scombridae West African Spanish mackerelConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder ScombriformesFamily ScombridaeGenus ScomberomorusSpecies S tritorBinomial nameScomberomorus tritor Cuvier 1832 Synonyms 2 Cybium tritor Cuvier 1832 Apolectus immunis Bennett 1831 Scomberomorus argyreus Fowler 1905Specimens have been recorded at up to 100 cm in length and weighing up to 6 kg Coloration is bluish green on the back fading to silvery on the sides marked with about 3 rows of vertically elongate orange spots It is found in the eastern Atlantic along the Atlantic coasts of Africa from Canary Islands and Senegal to the Gulf of Guinea and Baia dos Tigres Angola It is rarely found in the northern Mediterranean Sea along the coasts of France and Italy It forms school close to the shore It feeds on small fishes especially clupeoides like sardines and anchovies S tritor has been erroneously been considered as a synonym of S maculatus by many authors References Edit Collette B Amorim A F Boustany A et al 2011 Scomberomorus tritor IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011 e T170326A6749128 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2011 2 RLTS T170326A6749128 en Retrieved 30 November 2022 Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2018 Scomberomorus tritor in FishBase February 2018 version Scomberomorus tritor Integrated Taxonomic Information System Retrieved 18 June 2009 Scomberomorus tritor Cuvier 1832 Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas Retrieved on 18 June 2009 This Scombroidei article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title West African Spanish mackerel amp oldid 1124771412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
