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Serra Spanish mackerel

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Scomberomorus

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Scombridae

Higher classification
  
Wahoos

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Scientific name
  
Scomberomorus brasiliensis

Similar
  
Wahoos, Monterrey Spanish mackerel, West African Spanish, Scombridae, Streaked Spanish mackerel

The Serra Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus brasiliensis) is a species of fish in the family Scombridae. Specimens have been recorded at up to 125 cm in length, and weighing up to 6.71 kg. It is found in the western Atlantic, along the Caribbean and Atlantic coasts of Central and South America from Belize to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Literature records for S. maculatus (Atlantic Spanish mackerel) from the area apply to S. brasiliensis, which has erroneously been considered a synonym of S. maculatus by many authors. It feeds on small fish, squid/cuttlefish, shrimp/prawn, and isopods.

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Serra Spanish mackerel Wikipedia