Chub mackerel
Scomber colias Gmelin, 1789
Status not recordedbony fish
The chub mackerel (Scomber colias) is a species in the family Scombridae, order Scombriformes.
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Quick facts about the chub 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 chub mackerel live?
Not recorded
Is the chub 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 chub mackerel classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderScombriformes
- familyScombridae
- genusScomber
- SpeciesScomber colias Gmelin, 1789
Synonyms Pneumatophorus colias, Pneumatophorus japonicus marplatensis, Scomber capensis, Scomber dekayi, Scomber gigas, Scomber gracilis, Scomber grex, Scomber japonicus colias, Scomber macrophthalmus, Scomber maculatus, Scomber pneumatophorus, Scomber scomber lacertus, Scomber undulatus
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- Altantic chub mackerelEnglish
- Atlantic chub mackerelEnglish
- Bullseye hardheadEnglish
- Spanish mackerelEnglish
- Tinker mackerelEnglish
- caballaAsturian
- BisCatalan
- makrela atlantskáCzech
- ThunmakreleGerman
- ΚολιόςGreek
- macarela estorninoSpanish
- espanjanmakrilliFinnish
- maquereau blancFrench
- CabalónGalician
- CagnassaItalian
- Spaanse makreelDutch
- CavalaPortuguese
- Африканская скумбрияRussian
- Spansk makrillSwedish
- KolyozTurkish
- КольозUkrainian
- 科利鯖Chinese
- MittelmeermakreleGerman
- Caballa del AtlánticoSpanish
- Caballa del surSpanish
- Estornino del AtlánticoSpanish
- Macarela españolaSpanish
- maquereau espagnolFrench
- Maquereau espagnol atlantiqueFrench
- Xarda pintadaGalician
- OcchioneItalian
- Cavala-sardinheiraPortuguese
- SororocaPortuguese
- Скумбрія середземноморськаUkrainian
Relatives of the chub mackerel
Other species in the same genus Scomber.
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Mackerel
Scomber japonicus
Slimies
Scomber australasicus
CompareChub mackerel vs Atlantic mackerelChub mackerel vs MackerelChub mackerel vs SlimiesChub mackerel vs Scomber auratus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the chub mackerel?
The chub mackerel (Scomber colias) belongs to the family Scombridae in the order Scombriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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