Japanese Spanish mackerel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scombriformes |
Family: | Scombridae |
Genus: | Scomberomorus |
Species: | S. niphonius
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Binomial name | |
Scomberomorus niphonius (
Cuvier, 1832)
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The Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius), also known as the Japanese seer fish, is a species of true mackerel in the scombrid family ( Scombridae). [2] Their maximum reported length is 100 cm, and the maximum reported weight is 10.57 kg. [3]
Japanese Spanish mackerel is an important species for fisheries in east Asia. South Korea is the country reporting the biggest annual catches, followed by Japan and Taiwan. These added to a relatively modest total catch of about 56,000 tonnes in 2009. However, China reports very large catches of unidentified seer fish ( Scomberomorus spp., fluctuating around 400,000 tonnes in 2000–2009), without reporting catches of any single Scomberomorus species. [4] It is likely that these catches include a significant proportion of Japanese Spanish mackerel.[ citation needed]
Japanese Spanish mackerel is commonly served grilled or pan-fried in Korea as samchi- gui (food). Japanese Spanish mackerel is often served as sushi, under the Japanese name sawara (鰆, サワラ).[ citation needed]