King mackerel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the king mackerel lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Scomberomorus cavalla
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Scombriformes
Family	Scombridae

Where does the king mackerel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the king mackerel in 9 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

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 king mackerel endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the king mackerel?

The king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) is a ray-finned fish in the order Scombriformes and the family Scombridae, genus Scomberomorus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the king mackerel

The king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla), kingfish or carite lucio is a migratory species of mackerel of the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. It is an important species to both the commercial and recreational fishing industries.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article King mackerel (revision 1375701148), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q311058 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).