Cero (fish)

King mackerel ( Scomberomorus regalis )

The king mackerel ( Scomberomorus regalis ) is a maximum of up to 1.8 meters long expectant predator that hunts in small flocks or individually on steep outer reef after schooling fish such as sardines, herring -like fish and ears, according to cephalopods and crustaceans. It is the type species of the genus Scomberomorus.

Features

It is just over 80 cm long and usually has a sleek, torpedo -like shape. Your color is silvery. The body sides are patterned with small, dark spots. Along the sideline to pull some yellow lines and dots. The crescent-shaped caudal fin and the first third of the dorsal fin are dark. The side lines extending in the first half of the body above the sides of the body center line and aims just before the second back and the anal fin into a sudden curve below the sides of the body center line. The first dorsal fin is supported by 16 to 18, usually 17, spines, the second 16 to 19 fin rays followed 7-9 Flössel. The anal fin is the second dorsal fin opposite symmetrical and has 15 to 20 (usually 18-19 ) fin rays, followed by 7 to 10, usually 8 Flössel. The pectoral fins are scaly and supported 20 to 24 (usually 21 to 22 ) fin rays. The king mackerel has 47-48 vertebrae, of which 28 to 29 caudal vertebrae ( vertebrae behind the anus). A swim bladder is absent.

Dissemination

The king mackerel lives in the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic from the coast of Massachusetts to Brazil and the Caribbean. It is most common in the clear waters around coral reefs.

Reproduction

Around Puerto Rico, the king mackerel increased throughout the year, at the California Bank south of Jamaica from April to October. The number of eggs is, depending on the size of the females, from 160,000 to 2.23 Millionen.

Use

The king mackerel is considered a good food fish and is caught with nets and fishing.