Short Mackerel
Rastrelliger brachysoma
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: VU - Vulnerable - facing a high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Scombridae
- Genus
- Rastrelliger
Where to Find
Found in 8 diving areas across 7 countries and 3 regions.
- Rabaul & New Britain, Papua New Guinea - 4 records
- Port Vila & Efate, Vanuatu - 1 records
- Trincomalee & East Coast, Sri Lanka - 1 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 12 records
- Sipadan, Malaysia - 2 records
- Tioman Island, Malaysia - 2 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 5 records
- Koh Tao, Thailand - 3 records