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    Short Mackerel

    Short Mackerel

    Rastrelliger brachysoma

    Reef Fish
    Vulnerable

    The Short Mackerel (Rastrelliger brachysoma) is recorded at 8 diving areas across 7 countries, most often around Bali, Visayas and Rabaul & New Britain.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 3 diving regions worldwide.

    Central & South Pacific
    Rabaul & New BritainPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Port Vila & EfateVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Trincomalee & East CoastSri Lanka
    Rarely seen here
    Southeast Asia
    BaliIndonesia
    Occasionally seen here
    SipadanMalaysia
    Rarely seen here
    Tioman IslandMalaysia
    Rarely seen here
    VisayasPhilippines
    Occasionally seen here
    Koh TaoThailand
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassTeleostei
    OrderScombriformes
    FamilyScombridae
    GenusRastrelliger

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