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Korean mackerel

Scomberomorus koreanus (Kishinouye, 1915)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the korean 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 korean mackerel live?

Not recorded

Is the korean 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 korean mackerel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderScombriformes
  5. familyScombridae
  6. genusScomberomorus
  7. SpeciesScomberomorus koreanus (Kishinouye, 1915)

Synonyms Cybium koreanum, Sawara koreanum, Scomberomorus guttatus koreanus

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Korean seerfishEnglish
  • carite CoreanoSpanish
  • thazard CoréenFrench
  • ヒラサワラJapanese
  • Serra-coreanaPortuguese
  • Корейская макрельRussian
  • 破北Chinese
  • Sierra CoreanaSpanish
  • Hira-sawaraJapanese
  • 朝鮮馬鮫Chinese
  • 闊北Chinese
  • 闊腹仔Chinese
  • 高麗馬加鰆Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the korean 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 korean mackerel?

The korean mackerel (Scomberomorus koreanus) belongs to the family Scombridae in the order Scombriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Korean mackerel (Scomberomorus koreanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/korean-mackerel

MLA

“Korean mackerel (Scomberomorus koreanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/korean-mackerel.

BibTeX
@misc{korean_mackerel_2026,
  title = {Korean mackerel (Scomberomorus koreanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/korean-mackerel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}