Mackerel
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Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of pelagic fish, mostly from the family Scombridae. They are found in both temperate and tropical seas, typically in the open ocean b
Some species of mackerel migrate in schools for long distances along the coast and other species cross oceans
Still life with mackerel, lemon and tomato, Van Gogh, 1886
Mackerel, such as these Pacific jack mackerel, usually have vertical stripes on their sides which provide "schooling marks", visual clues that help them stay in formation as they school.
Gannets and other seabirds fuel themselves with mackerel
Atlantic mackerel
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The Atlantic mackerel, also known as Boston mackerel, Norwegian mackerel, Scottish mackerel or just mackerel, is a species of mackerel found in the temperate waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the Black
Mackerel
…procreation were creative. About 21 species in the family Scombridae are commonly called mackerel. The type species for the scombroid mackerel is the Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus. Until recently, Atlantic chub mackerel and Indo-Pacific chub mackerel were thought to be subspecies of the same species. In 1999…
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An 1835 illustration of the Atlantic mackerel.
Atlantic mackerel close-up
Atlantic mackerel.