Couta
Grammatorcynus bicarinatus
- Usual depth0–64 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsJune, August, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
The shark mackerel is a species of Spanish mackerel in the scombrid family (Scombridae). Their maximum reported length is 112 cm (44 in), and the maximum reported weight is 13.5 kg (30 lb).
Text from the Wikipedia article “Shark mackerel”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–64 m · Deepest record: 137.2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Couta, Double-lined Mackerel, Large-scaled Tuna, largescaled tunny, Large-scaled Tunny, Large Scale Tuna, Largescale Tunny, Mackerel, salmon mackerel, Scaley Mackerel, Scaly Kingfish, Scaly Mackerel, Shark mackerel
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- carite cazón, Carite-cazón
- French
- Tazard à larges écailles, Thazard requin
- Japanese
- Nijôsaba
- Simplified Chinese
- 小眼雙線鮁
Other scientific names: Grammatorycnus bicarinatus, Thynnus bicarinatus
Similar species
- Biturchturch
Grammatorcynus bilineatus
Frigate mackerelAuxis thazard
- Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri
- Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus commerson
- Allison tuna
Thunnus albacares
- Slender tuna
Allothunnus fallai
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 124 open-data records from 1824 to 2014.
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