Atlantic mackerel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Atlantic mackerel lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Scomber scombrus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	19 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Diet (main food)	copepod, plankton
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Scombriformes
Family	Scombridae

Where does the Atlantic mackerel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Atlantic mackerel in 19 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What does an Atlantic mackerel eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the Atlantic mackerel as: copepod, plankton.

Is the Atlantic mackerel endangered?

The Atlantic mackerel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Atlantic mackerel?

The Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Scombriformes and the family Scombridae, genus Scomber. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Atlantic mackerel

The Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus), also known as Boston mackerel, Norwegian mackerel, Scottish mackerel or just mackerel, is a species of mackerel found in the temperate waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, and the northern Atlantic Ocean, where it is extremely common and occurs in huge shoals in the epipelagic zone down to about 200 m (660 ft). It spends the warmer months close to shore and near the ocean surface, appearing along the coast in spring and departing with the arrival of colder weather in the fall and winter months. During the fall and winter, it migrates out into deeper and more southern water, seeking warmer temperatures.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Atlantic mackerel (revision 1377765188), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q30153 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).