Atlantic chub mackerel
(Scomber colias)
General data
Scientific names:
Atlantic chub mackerel, Tinker mackerel
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climates:
Tropical, Subtropical, Temperate
The Atlantic chub mackerel is a long, streamlined fish with a deeply forked tail, is all covered with very small fish scale. The first dorsal fin has 9 or 10 spines and is separated from the second dorsal fin by a space at least as long as its base. The origin of the anal fin is directly below or just behind the origin of the second dorsal fin. This fish is silvery in colour, the upper surface has oblique zigzagging lines while the belly is paler and spotted or marked with wavy lines.
