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Scomberomorus semifasciatus

(Thazard Tigr?)

Overview

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Family : Mackerels , tunas , bonitos ; Found more commonly around coastal headlands and rocky reefs but are also caught offshore[1]. Juveniles (4.5 to 10 cm length ) are commonly encountered during November along the beaches of Townsville, Queensland and grow to twice this size by January. They are pelagic predators , feeding exclusively on baitfish (sardines and herrings [2]. Caught also with set lines aside from trolling with small lures or cut bait . Marketed fresh and frozen; eaten fried, broiled and baked[3].

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Common Names

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Common Names in Bikol:

Rayado, Turingan

Common Names in Danish:

Bredb, Bredbåndet kongemakrel

Common Names in English:

Broad-barred king mackerel, Broad-barred mackerel, broadbanded mackerel, Broadbarred Citharine, broadbarred king mackerel, broadbarred mackerel, Broadbarred Spanish mackerel, Brownie, grey mackerel, Grey Spanish mackerel, Korean mackerel, Striped school mackerel, Tiger mackerel

Common Names in French:

Thazard Tigr?, Thazard Ray, Thazard Tigr, Thazard tigré

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

半線馬鮫, 半线马鲛

Common Names in Polish:

Makrela tygrysia

Common Names in Portuguese:

Serra-de-faixas

Common Names in Spanish:

carite tigre

Common Names in Surigaonon:

Tangigue

Common Names in Swedish:

Bredbandad kungsmakrill

Common Names in Tagalog:

Hasa-hasa, Tulingan

Common Names in Visayan:

Tikab

Description

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Habitat

Biome: Marine .

Ecology: This species is pelagic and oceanodromous . It is found more commonly around coastal headlands and rocky reefs but is also caught offshore. Broad-barred Mackerel can tolerate low salinity waters and thus can inhabit near shore areas such as river mouths and estuaries (Jenkins et al. 1985). Juveniles (4.5–10 cm length ) are commonly encountered during November along the beaches of Townsville, Queensland and grow to twice this size by January. They are pelagic predators, feeding exclusively on baitfish (sardines and herrings ).

The biology of this species is virtually unknown. Along the eastern Australian coast, length of 50% maturity is 67.45 cm fork length (FL ) for males and 81 cm (FL) for females, and longevity is estimated to be 12 years based on a growth study using otoliths (Cameron and Begg 2002).

Maximum size is 120 cm FL, 10 kg . The all-tackle angling record is of a 9.3 kg fish taken at The Patch , Dampier, Australia in 1997 (IGFA 2011).








 

 

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Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Cybium semifasciatum • Cybium semifasciatum Macleay • Cybium semifasciatum Macleay, 1883 • Cybium tigris • Cybium tigris De Vis • Indocybium semifasciatum (Macleay • Scomberomorus semifasciatus • Scomberomorus tigris (De Vis

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

First described: Macleay, W. Contribution to the knowledge of the fishes of New Guinea, No. 4. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 8(2):252-280., 1883.

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 13-Mar-2000

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Scomberomorus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 23 species and subspecies in this genus:

S. brasiliensis (Serra Spanish Mackerel) · S. cavalla (Spanish Mackerel) · S. chinensis (Narrow Barred Spanish Mackerel) · S. commerson (Narrow-Barred Spanish Mackerel) · S. commersoni (Narrow Barred Spanish Mackerel) · S. concolor (Monterrey Spanish Mackerel) · S. guttatum (Indo-Pacific Spanish Mackerel) · S. guttatus (Indo-Pacific King Mackerel) · S. koreanus (Compressed Mackerel) · S. lineolatus (Streaked Seerfish) · S. maculatus (Atlantic Spanish Mackerel) · S. multiradiatus (Papuan Spanish Mackerel) · S. munroi (Australian Spotted Catshark) · S. niphoninus (California Grenadier) · S. niphonius (Japanese Spanish Mackerel) · S. plurilineatus (Spotted Mackerel) · S. queenslandicus (Queensland School Mackerel) · S. regalis (Kingfish Mackerel) · S. semifasciatus (Broadbarred Spanish Mackerel) · S. sierra (Pacific Sierra) · S. sinensis (Chinese Seerfish) · S. tigris (Skipper Garfish) · S. tritor (West African Spanish Mackerel)

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

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Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Kailola, P.J., M.J. Williams, P.C. Stewart, R.E. Reichelt, A. McNee and C. Grieve (1993). Australian fisheries resources. Bureau of Resource Sciences, Canberra, Australia. 422 p. [back]
  2. Williams, L.E. (ed.) (1997). Queensland's fisheries resources. Current condition and recent trends 1988-1995. Department of Primary Industries, Queensland. Information Series Q197007. [back]
  3. Frimodt, C. (1995). Multilingual illustrated guide to the world's commercial coldwater fish. Fishing News Books, Osney Mead, Oxford, England. 215 p. [back]
  4. Collette, B., Carpenter, K.E., Di Natale, A., Fox, W., Juan Jorda, M. & Nelson, R. 2011. Scomberomorus semifasciatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. [back]
Last Revised: 7/15/2012