Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816)

Accepted

Mackerel

🗒 Synonyms

synonym	Rastelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816)
synonym	Rasteltiger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816)
synonym	Rastreliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816)
synonym	Rastrelliger brachysoma (non Bleeker, 1851)
synonym	Rastrelliger canagurta (Cuvier, 1829)
synonym	Rastrelliger chrysozonus (Rüppell, 1836)
synonym	Rastrelliger kanagugurta (Cuvier, 1816)
synonym	Rastrelliger loo (Lesson, 1829)
synonym	Rastrelliger microlepidotus (Rüppell, 1836)
synonym	Rastrelliger serventyi Whitley, 1944
synonym	Rastrellinger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816)
synonym	Rastrilleger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816)
synonym	Scomber canagurta Cuvier, 1829
synonym	Scomber chrysozonus Rüppell, 1836
synonym	Scomber delphinalis Cuvier, 1832
synonym	Scomber kanagurta Cuvier, 1816
synonym	Scomber lepturus Agassiz, 1874
synonym	Scomber loo Lesson, 1829
synonym	Scomber microlepidotus Rüppell, 1836
synonym	Scomber moluccensis Bleeker, 1856
synonym	Scomber reani Day, 1871
synonym	Scomber uam Montrouzier, 1857

🗒 Common Names

English	Indian Mackerel Mackerel Rake Gillat Mackerel
Gujarati	Bangada બંગડા
Kannada	Bangada Bangadei Bangda ಬಾಂಗಾಡಿ ಬಾಂಗ್ ಡ
Konkani	Bangada
Malayalam	Ayala Ayila Ayla അയല അയില അയ്ല ഐല
Marathi	Bangada Kaulagedar Kaula Gedar काउळागीदार बांगदा
Oriya	Karan-kita
Sindhi	Oibia Gedar
Tamil	Augalai Kanangeluthi Kumala Kumla அகலை கானன்கெளுத்தீ கானாங் கெழுத்தி குமலா கும்லா
Telugu	Kamangadachalu Kanagurta Kannangadatha కనాగుర్త కన్నాన్ గడత కామన్ గడచాలు

📚 Overview

Overview

Summary

Brief

Brackish, Marine, Fishery

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).

Attributions	Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).
Contributors	Thomas Vattakaven
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY_NC
References

Diagnostic

Diagnostic Keys

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).

Attributions	Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).
Contributors	Thomas Vattakaven
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY_NC
References	Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen 1983 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2). 137 p.

Description

Head longer than body depth. Maxilla partly concealed, covered by lachrymal bone but extending to about hind margin of eye. Bristles on longest gill raker 105 on one side in specimens of 12.7 cm, 140 in 16 cm, and 160 in 19 cm fork length specimens. A black spot on body near lower margin of pectoral fin. Interpelvic process small and single. Swim bladder present. Anal spine rudimentary.

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).

Attributions	Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).
Contributors	Thomas Vattakaven
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY_NC
References	Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen 1983 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2). 137 p.

SubSpecies Varieties Races

Diagnostic Keys

Description

No Data

📚 Nomenclature and Classification

Nomenclature and Classification

Taxon Record Name

References

Type Information

No Data

📚 Natural History

Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).

Attributions	Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).
Contributors	Thomas Vattakaven
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY_NC
References	Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p.

Dispersal

Life Expectancy

Size

Maturity

18.4 TL

Max Length

38 TL (unsexed)

Size

35.0 cm FL (male/unsexed; ); max. reported age: 4 years

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).

Attributions	Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).
Contributors	Thomas Vattakaven
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY_NC
References	Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen 1983 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2). 137 p. Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen 1983 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2). 137 p.

Juveniles feed on phytoplankton (e.g., diatoms) and small zooplankton such as cladoceran, ostracods, larval polychaetes, etc. With growth, they gradually change their dietary habits, a process that is reflected in the relative shortening of the intestine .

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).

Attributions	Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).
Contributors	Thomas Vattakaven
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY_NC
References	Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen 1983 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2). 137 p.

Eyelavera Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Lecithocladium Infestation 1. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ; Pseudoanthocotyle Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) ;

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).

Attributions	Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).
Contributors	Thomas Vattakaven
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY_NC
References	Arthur, J.R. and S. Lumanlan-Mayo 1997 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of the Philippines. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. 369, 102 p. FAO, Rome. $ Arthur, J.R. and A.B.A. Ahmed 2002 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Bangladesh. FAO Fish. Tech. Paper (T369/1), 77 p.

Miscellaneous Details

No Data

📚 Habitat and Distribution

Habitat and Distribution

General Habitat

Habitat

Marine

Habitat pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous ; marine; depth range 20 - 90 m

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).

Attributions	Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).
Contributors	Thomas Vattakaven
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY_NC
References	Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. Pauly, D., A. Cabanban and F.S.B. Torres, Jr. 1996 Fishery biology of 40 trawl-caught teleosts of western Indonesia. p. 135-216. In D. Pauly and P. Martosubroto (eds.) Baseline studies of biodiversity: the fish resource of western Indonesia. ICLARM Studies and Reviews 23.

Distribution

Description

Remark

Found in Godavari estuary

Occurrence

native

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Indonesia, north to the Ryukyu Islands and China, south to Australia, Melanesia and Samoa. Entered the eastern Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal.

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).

Attributions	Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).
Contributors	Thomas Vattakaven
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY_NC
References	Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen 1983 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2). 137 p.

Endemic Distribution

No Data

📚 Occurrence

Occurrence

No Data

📚 Demography and Conservation

Demography and Conservation

IUCN Red List Category

Data Deficient

Not Evaluated IUCN 2006

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).

Attributions	Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).
Contributors	Thomas Vattakaven
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY_NC
References	2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.

Threats

Legislation

Protection Legal Status

No Data

📚 Uses and Management

Uses and Management

Uses

fisheries: highly commercial; gamefish: yes; bait: occasionally; price category: very high; price reliability: reliable: based on ex-vessel price for this species

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).

Attributions	Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=111, version (12/2013).
Contributors	Thomas Vattakaven
Status	UNDER_CREATION
Licenses	CC_BY_NC
References	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1992 FAO yearbook 1990. Fishery statistics. Catches and landings. FAO Fish. Ser. (38). FAO Stat. Ser. 70:(105):647 p. Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. Lewis, A.D., B.R. Smith and C.P. Ellway 1983 A guide to the common tuna baitfishes of the South Pacific Commission area. South Pacific Commission, Handbook No. 23, Noumea, New Caledonia.

Folklore

Management

No Data

📚 Information Listing

Information Listing

Species Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN)

Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

References

Overview > Diagnostic > Diagnostic Keys

Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen 1983 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2). 137 p.

Overview > Diagnostic > Description

Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen 1983 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2). 137 p.

Natural History > Migration

Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p.

Natural History > Size

Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen 1983 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2). 137 p. Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen 1983 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2). 137 p.

Natural History > Trophic Strategy

Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen 1983 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2). 137 p.

Natural History > Diseases

Arthur, J.R. and S. Lumanlan-Mayo 1997 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of the Philippines. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. 369, 102 p. FAO, Rome. $
Arthur, J.R. and A.B.A. Ahmed 2002 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of Bangladesh. FAO Fish. Tech. Paper (T369/1), 77 p.

Habitat and Distribution > General Habitat

Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. Pauly, D., A. Cabanban and F.S.B. Torres, Jr. 1996 Fishery biology of 40 trawl-caught teleosts of western Indonesia. p. 135-216. In D. Pauly and P. Martosubroto (eds.) Baseline studies of biodiversity: the fish resource of western Indonesia. ICLARM Studies and Reviews 23.

Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description

Collette, B.B. and C.E. Nauen 1983 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 2. Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(2). 137 p.

Demography and Conservation > Conservation Status

2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.

Uses and Management > Uses

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1992 FAO yearbook 1990. Fishery statistics. Catches and landings. FAO Fish. Ser. (38). FAO Stat. Ser. 70:(105):647 p. Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. Lewis, A.D., B.R. Smith and C.P. Ellway 1983 A guide to the common tuna baitfishes of the South Pacific Commission area. South Pacific Commission, Handbook No. 23, Noumea, New Caledonia.

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🐾 Taxonomy

Root	Root
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Perciformes
Family	Scombridae
Genus	Rastrelliger
Species	Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier 1816)

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👥 Groups

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