Indian mackerel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Indian mackerel lives – recorded in 20 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rastrelliger kanagurta
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	20 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Scombriformes
Family	Scombridae

Where does the Indian mackerel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Indian mackerel in 20 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Oceania. In Egypt it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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 Indian mackerel endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Indian mackerel?

The Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) is a ray-finned fish in the order Scombriformes and the family Scombridae, genus Rastrelliger. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Indian mackerel

The Indian mackerel or bigmouth mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) 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.

It is known by various names, such as Pelaling in Malaysia, Kembung lelaki in Indonesia, Bangdo (बांगडो) in Konkani language, Bangdi (બાંગડી) in Gujarati, Bangda (बांगडा) in Marathi, Kajol Gouri (কাজল গৌরী) in Bengali, Ayla (അയല, ഐല) in Malayalam, Kankarta (କାନକରତା) in Odia, Kaanankeluthi (காணாங்கெலுத்தி) in Tamil, Kaanagadata(కానగడత) in Telugu, Kumbalawaa (කුම්බලාව) in Sinhala and Bangude (ಬಂಗುಡೆ) in Tulu, and Kannada. It is called alumahan in the Philippines.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Indian mackerel (revision 1364363445), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1071686 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).