WoRMS taxon details
Scomber australasicus Cuvier, 1832
219715 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219715)
accepted
Species
Pneumatophorus tapeinocephalus (Bleeker, 1854) · unaccepted
Scomber antarcticus Castelnau, 1872 · unaccepted
Scomber tapeinocephalus Bleeker, 1854 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1832). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome huitième. Livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 8: i-xix + 5 pp. + 1-509, Pls. 209-245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-470; Valenciennes 471-509. Date of 1831 on title page. i-xv + 1-375 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Scomber australasicus Cuvier, 1832. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219715 on 2025-05-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1832). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome huitième. Livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 8: i-xix + 5 pp. + 1-509, Pls. 209-245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-470; Valenciennes 471-509. Date of 1831 on title page. i-xv + 1-375 in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Scomber antarcticus Castelnau, 1872) Castelnau, F. L. (1872). Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. No. 1.--The Melbourne fish market (pp. 29-242). No. II.--Note on some South Australian fishes (pp. 243-247). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne.</em> v. 1: 29-247 plus 1 p. Errata, 1 pl.
page(s): 106 [details]
original description (of Scomber tapeinocephalus Bleeker, 1854) Bleeker, P. (1854). Faunae ichthyologicae japonicae species novae. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 6 (no. 2): 395-426. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Scomber antarcticus Castelnau, 1872) Castelnau, F. L. (1872). Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. No. 1.--The Melbourne fish market (pp. 29-242). No. II.--Note on some South Australian fishes (pp. 243-247). <em>Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne.</em> v. 1: 29-247 plus 1 p. Errata, 1 pl.
page(s): 106 [details]
original description (of Scomber tapeinocephalus Bleeker, 1854) Bleeker, P. (1854). Faunae ichthyologicae japonicae species novae. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 6 (no. 2): 395-426. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | spotted mackerelspotted chub mackerelSlimey mackerelBlue mackerel | [details] |
| Japanese | ゴマサバ | [details] |
| Russian | Австралийская скумбрия (макрель) | [details] |
| Spanish | macarela pintoja | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (52 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pneumatophorus japonicus tapeinocephalus (Bleeker, 1854))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Scomber antarcticus Castelnau, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Scomber tapeinocephalus Bleeker, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Pneumatophorus tapeinocephalus (Bleeker, 1854))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scomber australasicus)
To FishBase (from synonym Pneumatophorus japonicus tapeinocephalus (Bleeker, 1854))
To FishBase (from synonym Pneumatophorus tapeinocephalus (Bleeker, 1854))
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber tapeinocephalus Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber antarcticus Castelnau, 1872)
To FishBase images (Scomber australasicus, by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.)
To GenBank (280 nucleotides; 183 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scomber australasicus RAD111728-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pneumatophorus japonicus tapeinocephalus (Bleeker, 1854))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Scomber antarcticus Castelnau, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Scomber tapeinocephalus Bleeker, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Pneumatophorus tapeinocephalus (Bleeker, 1854))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scomber australasicus)
To FishBase (from synonym Pneumatophorus japonicus tapeinocephalus (Bleeker, 1854))
To FishBase (from synonym Pneumatophorus tapeinocephalus (Bleeker, 1854))
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber tapeinocephalus Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scomber antarcticus Castelnau, 1872)
To FishBase images (Scomber australasicus, by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.)
To GenBank (280 nucleotides; 183 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scomber australasicus RAD111728-001)
To ITIS
