Indian mackerel
Rastrelliger kanagurta
- Usual depth10–78 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The Indian mackerel or bigmouth mackerel is a species of mackerel in the family Scombridae. It is commonly found in the Indian and West Pacific oceans, and their surrounding seas. It is an important food fish and is commonly used in South and South-East Asian cuisine.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 27 records
- February: 26 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 102 records
- May: 52 records
- June: 72 records
- July: 54 records
- August: 78 records
- September: 64 records
- October: 230 records
- November: 54 records
- December: 66 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10–78 m · Deepest record: 1,450 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Indian mackerel, longjawed mackerel, Long-jawed Mackerel, Longjaw Mackerel, Mouth Mackerel, rakegilled mackerel, Rake-gilled Mackerel, Striped Mackerel
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Großmaul-Makrele
- Spanish
- caballa de la India
- French
- Maquereau de l'Indo-Pacifique, maquereau des Indes, Maquereau indien, Maquereau indien, Maquereau des Indes, Marquereau doux
- Japanese
- Gurukuma, グルクマ
- Thai
- ปลาทูโม่ง, ปลาทูลัง, ปลาลัง
- Simplified Chinese
- 媽鱟, 羽鰓鮐, 金帶花鯖, 鐵甲
Other scientific names: Rastelliger kanagurta, Rasteltiger kanagurta, Rastreliger kanagurta, Rastrelliger canagurta, Rastrelliger chrysozonus, Rastrelliger kanagugurta, Rastrelliger loo, Rastrelliger microlepidotus, Rastrelliger serventyi, Rastrelliger tanagurta, Rastrellinger kanagurta, Rastrilleger kanagurta, Scomber canagurta, Scomber chrysozonus, Scomber delphinalis, Scomber kanagurta, Scomber lepturus, Scomber loo, Scomber microlepidotus, Scomber moluccensis, Scomber reani, Scomber uam
Similar species
- Short mackerel
Rastrelliger brachysoma
- island mackerel
Rastrelliger faughni
Frigate mackerelAuxis thazard
- Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus commerson
- 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).
- 2,286 open-data records from 1816 to 2023.
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