Scomberomorini is a tribe of ray-finned, saltwater, that is commonly known as Spanish mackerels, seerfishes, or seer fish. This tribe is a subset of the Scombridae (Scombridae), which it shares with four sister tribes, the tunas, Scombrini, , and butterfly kingfish. Scomberomorini comprises 21 species across three genus.
Taxonomy
The following
cladogram shows the most likely evolutionary relationships between the Spanish mackerels and the tunas, mackerels, bonitos, and butterfly kingfish.
This tribe comprises 21 species in three genera:
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Acanthocybium (Gill, 1862)
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Grammatorcynus (Gill, 1862)
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G. bicarinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825), shark mackerel
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G. bilineatus (Rüppell, 1836), double-lined mackerel
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Scomberomorus (Lacepède, 1801)
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S. brasiliensis Collette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978, Serra Spanish mackerel
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S. cavalla (Georges Cuvier, 1829), king mackerel
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S. commerson (Lacépède, 1800), narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
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S. concolor (Lockington, 1879), Monterrey Spanish mackerel
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S. guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801), Indo-Pacific king mackerel
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S. koreanus (Kishinouye, 1915), Korean seerfish
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S. lineolatus (Georges Cuvier, 1829), streaked seerfish
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S. maculatus (Mitchill, 1815), Atlantic Spanish mackerel
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S. multiradiatus Munro, 1964, Papuan seerfish
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S. munroi Collette & Russo, 1980, Australian spotted mackerel
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S. niphonius (Georges Cuvier, 1832), Japanese Spanish mackerel
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S. plurilineatus Fourmanoir, 1966, Kanadi kingfish
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S. queenslandicus Munro, 1943, Queensland school mackerel
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S. regalis (Bloch, 1793), Cero mackerel
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S. semifasciatus (Macleay, 1883), broadbarred king mackerel
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S. sierra Jordan & Starks, 1895, Pacific sierra
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S. sinensis (Lacépède, 1800), Chinese seerfish
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S. tritor (Georges Cuvier, 1832), West African Spanish mackerel
In India
Spanish mackerel is liked for its delicacy in various regions of South India and
Sri Lanka. In
Andhra Pradesh and
Tamil Nadu, this fish is called
Vanjaram and is usually the most expensive fish available. In
Kerala, it is called
Neymeen. It is called
Aiykoora in northern Kerala and south coastal
Karnataka. In Sri Lanka, Spanish mackerel is known as
thora. Seerfishes are also referred to as
king mackerels in some areas. They have very sharp teeth and are handled with care by fishers familiar with them. Seerfish is one of the more popular in this group for eating. Seerfishes are notorious for their histamine poisoning. It can be fried, grilled, and steamed. It is gaining popularity in the South Pacific and
United States as a canned product.
Throughout India, Spanish mackerel may be known as the following:
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Tamil – Vanjaram, Seela
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Telugu – Vanjaram Chepa
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Kannada – Konema, Kalagnani, Surmai
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Tulu – Anjal
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Malayalam – Neymeen, Ayakkoora
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Sinhala (Sri Lanka) – Thora
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Marathi – Surmai
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Konkani – Iswon
See also
