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Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
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Rank
SPECIES
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Actinopterygii
order
Perciformes
family
Scombridae
genus
Scomber
species
Scomber scombrus

Name

Synonyms
Scomber glauciscus Pallas, 1814
Scomber punctatus Couch, 1849
Scomber scomber Linnaeus, 1758
Scomber scriptus Couch, 1863
Scomber scrombrus
Scomber vernalis Mitchill, 1815
Scomber vulgaris Fleming, 1828
Scomber vulgaris Wood, 1837
Homonyms
Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Agerto in Italian
Almindelig makrel in Danish
Almindelig makrel in Danish
Almindelig makrel in Danish
An ronnach in Irish
An ronnach in language.
Atlantic mackerel in English
Atlantic mackerel in English
Atlantic mackerel in English
Atlantic mackerel in English
Atlantic mackerel in English
Atlanticheskaya skumbriya in Russian
Atlantische Makrele in German
Bacoréta in Arabic
Bisaru in Italian
Biseru in Italian
Bokulja in Croatian
Breac-varrey in Manx
Caballa in Spanish
Caballa in Spanish
Caballa del Atlántico in Spanish
Caballa del Atlántico in Spanish
Caballa del Atlántico in Spanish
Cavaglia in Italian
Cavala in Portuguese
Cavala in Portuguese
Cavalla in Portuguese
Cavalla in Portuguese
Cavaya in Arabic
Colatura in Italian
Culeu in Italian
Ganzariol in Italian
Garo in Portuguese
Gemeine Makrele in German
Gemeine Makrele in German
Gewone makreel in Dutch
Gewone makreel in Dutch
Gáros in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Harilik makrell in Estonian
Hirasaba in Japanese
Joey in English
Joey in English
Kaballa in Arabic
Kabaïlia in Arabic
Kaval in Arabic
Kavall in Maltese
Kavall in Maltese
Korbazi in Albanian
Lacerta in Italian
Lacerta in Italian

Bibliographic References

  1. Collette, B. B., ; Klein-MacPhee, G. (2002). Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> 1-748.
  2. Collette, Bruce B. / Collette, Bruce B., and Grace Klein-MacPhee, eds., 2002: Mackerels: Family Scombridae. Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, Third Edition. 516-536.
  3. Collette, Bruce B., Carol Reeb, and Barbara A. Block / Barbara A. Block and E. Donald Stevens, eds., 2001: Systematics of the Tunas and Mackerels (Scombridae). Fish Physiology, vol. 19: Tuna: Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution. 1-33.
  4. Collette, Bruce B., and Cornelia E. Nauen, 1983: Scombrids of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Tunas, Mackerels, Bonitos and Related Species Known to Date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 2. 137.
  5. Eschmeyer, R. (eds.) (1900-01-01 00:00:00) Catalog of Fishes electronic version (15 January 2010). http://research.calacademy.org/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp
  6. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  7. Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp.
  8. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Direction 57 Addition to the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology (a) of the specific names of Forty-seven species belonging to the classes Cyclostomata, Pisces, Amphibia and Reptilia, each of which is the type species of a genus, the name of which was placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology in the period up to the end of 1936 and (B) of the specific name of one species of the class Amphibia which is currently treated as a senior Subjective synonym of the name of such a species.Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1D(D.18), 365-388 (1956)
  9. Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em>
  10. Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp.
  11. Murdy, Edward O., Ray S. Birdsong, and John A. Musick, 1997: null. Fishes of Chesapeake Bay. xi + 324.
  12. Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds., 2004: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29. ix + 386.
  13. Nijssen, H. (2001)
  14. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1980: A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12. 174.
  15. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20. 183.
  16. Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp.
  17. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
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