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Kuda

Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepède, 1800)

Status not recordedbony fish

The kuda (Scomberomorus commerson) is a species in the family Scombridae, order Scombriformes.

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Quick facts about the kuda

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 kuda live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the kuda as introduced in 7 countries.

  1. Cyprus
  2. Egypt
  3. Greece
  4. Israel
  5. Lebanon
  6. Libya
  7. Türkiye

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the kuda 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 kuda classified?

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

Synonyms Cibium commersonii, Cybium commersoni, Cybium commersonii, Cybium konam, Cybium multifasciatum, Scomber commerson, Scomber commersonii, Scomber maculosus, Scomberomorous commerson, Scomberomorus commercon, Scomberomorus commersoni, Scomberomorus commersonii, Scomerommorus commerson

Other names and names in other languages (73)
  • AlbacoreEnglish
  • Banded tunaEnglish
  • BarracudaEnglish
  • CoutaEnglish
  • DoggieEnglish
  • Giant mackerelEnglish
  • King mackerelEnglish
  • KingfishEnglish
  • Leaping tunaEnglish
  • MackoEnglish
  • Narrow-banded Spanish mackerelEnglish
  • Narrow-banded Spanish-mackerelEnglish
  • Narrow-barEnglish
  • Narrow-barred mackerelEnglish
  • Narrow-barred Spanish mackerelEnglish
  • Narrowedbarred mackerelEnglish
  • Narrowedbarred Spanish mackerelEnglish
  • SnookEnglish
  • SpaniardEnglish
  • Spanish mackerelEnglish
  • TanguigueEnglish
  • KatonkelAfrikaans
  • إسقمري أسباني ضيق الخطوطArabic
  • TangigiCebuano
  • Tangigecgc
  • makrelovec CommersonůvCzech
  • Indisk kongemakrelDanish
  • ΤαινιοπαλαμίδαGreek
  • carite estriadoSpanish
  • seepramakrilliFinnish
  • Gros prêtreFrench
  • סקומברן זריזHebrew
  • Sgombro realeItalian
  • ヨコシマサワラJapanese
  • AngoMalagasy
  • നെയ്മീന്Malayalam
  • Indische koningsmakreelDutch
  • Malahaunlg
  • SaramulyetePampanga
  • Serra-tigrePortuguese
  • Ispanskaya makrelRussian
  • තෝරාSinhala
  • YuumbiSomali
  • Nguru-maskatiSwahili
  • ಅಂಜಲ್ [An-jal]Tulu
  • ปลาอินทรีบั้งThai
  • TanigueFilipino
  • TombakTurkish
  • Tanigiroot
  • 土魠Chinese
  • ماكريل أسباني ضيق الخطوطArabic
  • Carita del Indo-PacificoSpanish
  • Carite Estriado Indo-PacíficoSpanish
  • Sierra dientes de perroSpanish
  • TazarFrench
  • Tazard rayé indo-pacifiqueFrench
  • thazard rayéFrench
  • Thazard rayé indo-pacifiqueFrench
  • Maccarello realeItalian
  • Sgombro spagnoloItalian
  • Yokoshima-sawaraJapanese
  • Cavala-gigantePortuguese
  • Узкополосая макрельRussian
  • palamut kolyozuTurkish
  • 康氏馬加鰆Chinese
  • 康氏馬鮫Chinese
  • 梭齒Chinese
  • 頭魠Chinese
  • 馬加Chinese
  • 馬鮫Chinese
  • 鰆䲠Chinese
  • 馬鮫(康氏馬鮫)Chinese
  • 𩵚魠(土魠)Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the kuda

Other species in the same genus Scomberomorus.

Natal snoek

Scomberomorus guttatus

ScombridaeNo free photo yet

Cavalla

Scomberomorus cavalla

ScombridaeNo free photo yet

CompareKuda vs Natal snoekKuda vs CavallaKuda vs Spanish mackerelKuda vs Chinese mackerel

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the kuda an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the kuda as introduced in 7 countries, including Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel and Lebanon, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the kuda?

The kuda (Scomberomorus commerson) belongs to the family Scombridae in the order Scombriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Kuda (Scomberomorus commerson). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/kuda

MLA

“Kuda (Scomberomorus commerson).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/kuda.

BibTeX
@misc{kuda_2026,
  title = {Kuda (Scomberomorus commerson)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kuda},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}