Blue mackerel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Blue mackerel Scomber australasicus Least concern

Where the blue mackerel lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,412 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map

Scientific name	Scomber australasicus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Scombriformes
Family	Scombridae

Where does the blue mackerel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the blue mackerel in 5 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Oceania.

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.

Is the blue mackerel endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the blue mackerel?

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

About the blue mackerel

The blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus), also called Japanese mackerel, Pacific mackerel, slimy mackerel, or spotted chub mackerel, is a fish of the family Scombridae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Blue mackerel (revision 1363099967), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1194328 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).