Scomberomorus is a genus of ray-finned bony fish in the mackerel family, Scombridae. More specifically, it is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, commonly known as the Spanish mackerels.
Species Scomberomorus includes 19 extant species: Arabian sparrow seer, S. avirostrus Abdussamad, Toji, Margaret, Mini, Rajesh, Azeez, Vinothkumar, Retheesh, Abbas, Shihab, Sneha, Prathibha & Gopalakrishnan, 2023 Serra Spanish mackerel, S. brasiliensis Collette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978 King mackerel, S. cavalla (Cuvier, 1829) Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel, S. commerson (Lacépède, 1800) Monterrey Spanish mackerel, S. concolor (Lockington, 1879) Indo-Pacific king mackerel, S. guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Korean seerfish, S. koreanus (Kishinouye, 1915) S. leopardus (Shaw, 1803) Streaked seerfish, S. lineolatus (Cuvier, 1829) Atlantic Spanish mackerel, S. maculatus (Couch, 1832) Papuan seerfish, S. multiradiatus Munro, 1964 Australian spotted mackerel, S. munroi Collette & Russo, 1980 Japanese Spanish mackerel, S. niphonius (Cuvier, 1832) Kanadi kingfish, S. plurilineatus Fourmanoir, 1966 Queensland school mackerel, S. queenslandicus Munro, 1943 Cero mackerel, S. regalis (Bloch, 1793) Broadbarred king mackerel, S. semifasciatus (Macleay, 1883) Pacific sierra, S. sierra Jordan & Starks, 1895 Chinese seerfish, S. sinensis (Lacépède, 1800) West African Spanish mackerel, S. tritor (Cuvier, 1832)
Fossil record The following fossil species are known:
†Scomberomorus avitus Bannikov, 1985 - earliest Eocene (Ypresian) of Turkmenistan †Scomberomorus bleekeri (Storms, 1897) - middle Eocene of Belgium, early to middle Eocene of the eastern United States (Alabama, Virginia, New Jersey) †Scomberomorus dumonti (van Beneden, 1871) - Early Oligocene of Belgium & France †Scomberomorus lingulatus (von Meyer, 1847) - Early Oligocene of France & Germany †Scomberomorus saevus Bannikov, 1982 - late Eocene (Priabonian) of Kazakhstan †Scomberomorus stormsi (Leriche, 1905) - middle Eocene of Belgium, early to middle Eocene of the eastern United States (Alabama, Virginia, New Jersey)
The fossil species S. bartonensis (Woodward, 1901) and S. excelsus (Woodward, 1901) from the early Eocene-aged London Clay are known from non-diagnostic material and thus their status as distinct species is uncertain, although they are at least considered a representative of the genus as Scomberomorus "sp. 1". Another undescribed fossil Scomberomorus known from indeterminate remains is S. "sp. 2" from the Early Miocene of Malta.
As food
Scomberomorus are consumed in Taiwan and Chaoshan as Majiao Yu () or Tutuo Yu (), often prepared pan-fried or deep-fried and then served with soup. In Jiaodong Peninsula, they are known as Ba Yu () and used as fillings in dumplings. In Japan, they are known as Sawara () and often prepared grilled or as Sashimi.鰆（サゴシ）コツ出汁入り濃厚カニ味噌汁の開発／鳥取県産業技術センター『日刊工業新聞』2017年8月30日（素材・ヘルスケア・環境）
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