Island mackerel
| Island mackerel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Genus: | Rastrelliger |
| Species: | faughni |
| Binomial name | |
| Rastrelliger faughni (Matsui, 1967) | |
The island mackerel (Rastrelliger faughni) is a species of true mackerel in the scombrid family (Scombridae).[1] Their maximum reported length is 20 cm, and the maximum reported weight is 0.75 kg.[2]
While the FAO report no commercial landings of island mackerel,[3] the IUCN report annual landings in excess of 800,000 tonnes.[4]
References
- ↑ "Rastrelliger faughni (Matsui, 1967)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Rastrelliger faughni" in FishBase. March 2012 version.
- ↑ Rastrelliger faughni (Matsui, 1967) FAO, Species Fact Sheet. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ↑ Collette B and 4 others (2011). "Rastrelliger faughni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
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