Mackerel

MACKEREL is a sleek fish with a finely forked tail fin and recessible dorsal and pectoral fins for fast swimming. It belongs to the family Scombridae, which also includes TUNA, and like tuna it is a wide-ranging fish of the open seas. Five species have been found in coastal BC waters but only 2 are regular visitors: the chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) and the larger jack mackerel (Trachurus symetricus). The more numerous chub mackerel is steel-blue on the dorsal surface and silvery below and...

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