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Chinese mackerel

Scomberomorus sinensis (Lacepède, 1800)

Status not recordedbony fish

The chinese mackerel (Scomberomorus sinensis) is a species in the family Scombridae, order Scombriformes.

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Quick facts about the chinese mackerel

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chinese mackerel live?

Not recorded

Is the chinese mackerel endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the chinese mackerel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderScombriformes
  5. familyScombridae
  6. genusScomberomorus
  7. SpeciesScomberomorus sinensis (Lacepède, 1800)

Synonyms Cybium cambodgiense, Cybium chinense, Cybium sinensis, Scomber sinensis, Scomberomorus cambodgiense, Scomberomorus chinense, Scomberomorus chinensis

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Chinese seerfishEnglish
  • 马加Chinese
  • Kinesisk kongemakrelDanish
  • carite indochinoSpanish
  • thazard nébuleuxFrench
  • ウシサワラJapanese
  • Trey beykaKhmer
  • 재방어Korean
  • Serra-chinesaPortuguese
  • тунец китайскийRussian
  • ปลาอินทรีน้ำจืดThai
  • Cá thu songVietnamese
  • Ts'ing KaauCantonese
  • 大耳Chinese
  • 中华鰆Chinese
  • Sierra IndochinaSpanish
  • Ushi-sawaraJapanese
  • Trey sbaikaKhmer
  • Trey Sbay KaKhmer
  • Китайская макрельRussian
  • Kitajskaya makrelRussian
  • Krupnopyatnistaya makrelRussian
  • ปลาอินทรีทะเลสาบเขมรThai
  • Cá thu trung-hoaVietnamese
  • Ngau P'ei KaauCantonese
  • 中华马鲛Chinese
  • 中華馬加鰆Chinese
  • 中華馬鮫Chinese
  • 中華鰆Chinese
  • 西達Chinese
  • 馬加Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the chinese mackerel

Other species in the same genus Scomberomorus.

Kuda

Scomberomorus commerson

ScombridaeNo free photo yet

Natal snoek

Scomberomorus guttatus

ScombridaeNo free photo yet

Cavalla

Scomberomorus cavalla

ScombridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the chinese mackerel?

The chinese mackerel (Scomberomorus sinensis) belongs to the family Scombridae in the order Scombriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chinese mackerel (Scomberomorus sinensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chinese-mackerel

MLA

“Chinese mackerel (Scomberomorus sinensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chinese-mackerel.

BibTeX
@misc{chinese_mackerel_2026,
  title = {Chinese mackerel (Scomberomorus sinensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chinese-mackerel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}