Blue mackerel
Scomber australasicus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Scombridae
- Genus
- Scomber
Where to Find
Found in 19 diving areas across 12 countries and 6 regions.
- Lord Howe Island, Australia - 95 records
- Sydney & New South Wales, Australia - 238 records
- Victoria, Australia - 33 records
- Bay of Islands, New Zealand - 52 records
- Goat Island & Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand - 999 records
- Kaikōura, New Zealand - 199 records
- Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand - 378 records
- Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea - 1 records
- Jeju Island, South Korea - 18 records
- Green Island, Taiwan - 6 records
- Kenting National Park, Taiwan - 1 records
- Socorro Islands, Mexico - 2 records
- Eilat, Israel - 5 records
- Aqaba, Jordan - 5 records
- Aqaba Marine Park, Jordan - 5 records
- Flores, Indonesia - 1 records
- Mabul & Kapalai, Malaysia - 1 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 2 records
- Nha Trang, Vietnam - 3 records