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Slimies

Scomber australasicus Cuvier, 1832

Status not recordedbony fish

The slimies (Scomber australasicus) is a species in the family Scombridae, order Scombriformes.

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Quick facts about the slimies

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 slimies live?

Not recorded

Is the slimies 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 slimies classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderScombriformes
  5. familyScombridae
  6. genusScomber
  7. SpeciesScomber australasicus Cuvier, 1832

Synonyms Pneumatophorus japonicus tapeinocephalus, Pneumatophorus tapeinocephalus, Scomber antarcticus, Scomber indicus, Scomber tapeinocephalus

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • Blue mackerelEnglish
  • Common mackerelEnglish
  • English mackerelEnglish
  • Japanese mackerelEnglish
  • Pacific mackerelEnglish
  • School mackerelEnglish
  • Slimey mackerelEnglish
  • Slimy mackerelEnglish
  • Southern mackerelEnglish
  • Spotted chub mackerelEnglish
  • Spotted mackerelEnglish
  • Macarela AzulSpanish
  • maquereau tachetéFrench
  • Sgombro australeItalian
  • ゴマサバJapanese
  • 망치고등어Korean
  • SaramulyetePampanga
  • Cavala-azulPortuguese
  • Австралийская скумбрияRussian
  • ปลาทูญี่ปุ่นThai
  • Скумбрія південноазійськаUkrainian
  • 花飛Chinese
  • caballa pintojaSpanish
  • macarela pintojaSpanish
  • Cavala-pintadaPortuguese
  • Австралийская скумбрия (макрель)Russian
  • 澳洲鯖Chinese
  • 花腹鯖Chinese
  • 青輝Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the slimies

Other species in the same genus Scomber.

Mackerel

Scomber japonicus

ScombridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the slimies?

The slimies (Scomber australasicus) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Slimies (Scomber australasicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/slimies

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{slimies_2026,
  title = {Slimies (Scomber australasicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/slimies},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}