Biturchturch
Grammatorcynus bilineatus
- Usual depth3–45 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsApril and August
- How commonRare
About this species
The double-lined mackerel, is a species of Spanish mackerel in the family Scombridae. This species is sometimes also called the scad mackerel.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Double-lined 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: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 24 records
- May: 13 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 16 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–45 m · Deepest record: 53 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Biturchturch, Double-lined mackerel, Doublelined Mackerel, scad mackerel, Shark Mackerel
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- carite cazón pintado, Carite-cazón Pintado
- French
- Thazard kusara, Thazard-kusara
- Japanese
- Kusarah, Nijosaba, Nijôsaba, ニジョウサバ
- Thai
- ปลาอินทรีแกลบ, ปลาอินทรีปากเหม็น
- Simplified Chinese
- 大眼雙線鮁, 大眼雙線鯖, 煙仔魚
Other scientific names: Grammatocrynus bilineatus, Grammatorcynos bilineatus, Grammatorcyus bilineatus, Grammatorycnus bilineatus, Nesogrammus piersoni, Thynnus bilineatus
Similar species
- Couta
Grammatorcynus bicarinatus
Frigate mackerelAuxis thazard
- Kawakawa
Euthynnus affinis
- Dogtooth tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor
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).
- 215 open-data records from 1836 to 2023.
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