WoRMS taxon details
Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782
AphiaID: 127022
AphiaID: 127022
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scombridae (Family) > Scombrinae (Subfamily) > Scomber (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Scomber Linnaeus, 1758 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Pneumatophorus diego (Ayres, 1856) Pneumatophorus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782) Pneumatophorus japonicus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782) Pneumatophorus japonicus marplatensis López, 1955 Pneumatophorus peruanus Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 Scomber capensis Cuvier, 1832 (synonym) Scomber diego Ayres, 1856 Scomber gigas Fowler, 1935 (synonym) Scomber janesaba Bleeker, 1854 Scomber japonicus japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 Scomber japonicus marplatensis (Lopez, 1955) Scomber japonicus peruanus (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) Scomber joanesaba Bleeker, 1854 (misspelling) Scomber peruanus (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) Scomber pneumatophorus japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 (synonym) Scomber saba Bleeker, 1854 Scomber scombrus japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] additional source: Houttuyn, M. (1782). Beschryving van eenige Japanese visschen, en andere zee-schepzelen. Verh. Holl. Maatsch. Wet. Haarlem v. 20 (pt 2), pp 311-350. page(s): 331 [details] from synonym: Temminck, C.J.; Schlegel, H. (1844). [details] [view taxon] context source (Deepsea): Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Subspecies Scomber japonicus japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 accepted as Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 Subspecies Scomber japonicus marplatensis (Lopez, 1955) accepted as Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 Subspecies Scomber japonicus peruanus (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) accepted as Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Azores [details] Black Sea [details] British Columbia [details] Canadian Exclusive Economic Zone [Pacific part] [details] Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia [details] Djibouti [details] Eritrea [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] FAO fishing area 67 [details] Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin [details] Mozambique [details] North East Pacific [details] North Pacific [details] Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Red Sea [details] Somalia [details] South Africa (country) [details] Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Host of |
Caligus pelamydis Krøyer, 1863 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Clavellisa scombri (Kurz, 1877) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Caligus kanagurta Pillai, 1961 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Caligus mutabilis Wilson C.B., 1905 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Clavellopsis saba Yamaguti, 1939 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Pumiliopes capitulatus Cressey & Boyle, 1973 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Nothobomolochus kanagurta (Pillai, 1965) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Pumiliopes jonesi (Bennet, 1968) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life (39 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (124 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To FAO Species fact sheets To FishBase To GenBank (865 nucleotides; 218 proteins) To IUCN Red List To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI To ITIS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Description: Schooling by size is well developed and initiates at approximately 3 cm. May also form schools with @Sarda chiliensis@, @Trachurus symmetricus@ and @Sardinops sagax@ (Ref. 9340). Found near the surface of inshore and offshore waters (Ref. 11035). Feeds on copepods and other crustaceans, small pelagic fishes and squids. Eggs and larvae are pelagic. May migrate north during the summer and south during winter (to spawn) (Ref. 9340). Is preyed upon by tuna, marlins, other big fishes, sharks and pelicans (Ref. 9340). In St. Helena, generally captured at night when it moves near the surface to feed but occasionally caught during daytime in deep water. Also taken with encircling nets, set nets, beach seines and troll lines (Ref. 9340). Commercially cultured in Japan. Marketed fresh, frozen, smoked, salted and occasionally canned (Ref. 9684). Eaten fried, broiled and baked (Ref. 9988). [details] Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127022 on 2013-05-24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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