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Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrus

A shiny, striped schooling fish that is often the first catch for new sea anglers.

• Family: Scombridae
• Rarity: Common
• Average length: 30 cm
• Max length: 60 cm
• Max weight: 3.4 kg
• Habitat: coastal
• Regions: atlantic-east, atlantic-west, mediterranean
• Edible: yes

Did you know?

Mackerel have no swim bladder, so they must keep swimming to stay up.

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