Shark mackerel
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| Shark mackerel | |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Tribe: | Scomberomorini |
| Genus: | Grammatorcynus |
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G. bicarinatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Grammatorcynus bicarinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
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Thynnus bicarinatus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825 |
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The shark mackerel (Grammatorcynus bicarinatus) is a species of Spanish mackerel (tribe Scomberomorini) in the scombrid family (Scombridae).[2] Their maximum reported length is 112 cm (44 in), and the maximum reported weight is 13.5 kg (30 lb).[3]
This species is sometimes also called the largescaled tunny, large-scaled tunny or salmon mackerel.[2] Before 1983, this species was sometimes confused with Grammatorcynus bilineatus, the double-lined mackerel.[1]
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