Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber japonicus
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 32 diving areas across 23 countries and 9 regions.
- Bimini, Bahamas - 1 records
- Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago - 1 records
- Cocos Island, Costa Rica - 1 records
- Jeju Island, South Korea - 70 records
- Kenting National Park, Taiwan - 4 records
- Sal, Cape Verde - 1 records
- Tofo & Inhambane, Mozambique - 1 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 12058 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 660 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 22 records
- Zanzibar & Pemba, Tanzania - 1 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 33 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 32 records
- Corsica, France - 1 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 6 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 3 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 3 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 4 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 3 records
- Azores, Portugal - 7 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 11 records
- Sea of Cortez, Mexico - 31 records
- Socorro Islands, Mexico - 4 records
- Eilat, Israel - 6 records
- Aqaba, Jordan - 6 records
- Aqaba Marine Park, Jordan - 6 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 2 records
- Isla de la Plata, Ecuador - 6 records
- Lima & Palomino Islands, Peru - 5 records
- Mancora & North Coast, Peru - 1 records
- Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela - 1 records
- Flores, Indonesia - 1 records