Pi167 Rastrelliger kanagurta (Indian Mackerel)

 Pi167                                           Rastrelliger kanagurta (Indian Mackerel)

 Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Scombridae

Genus: Rastrelliger

Species: kanagurta

 

Description:

     The body of the Indian mackerel is moderately deep, and the head is longer than the body depth. The maxilla is partly concealed, covered by the lacrimal bone, but extend till around the hind margin of the eye. These fish have thin dark longitudinal bands on the upper part of the body, which may be golden on fresh specimens. There is also a black spot on the body near the lower margin of the pectoral fin. Dorsal fins are yellowish with black tips, while the caudal and pectoral fins are yellowish. The remaining fins are dusky. Indian mackerel reach a maximum fork length of 35 centimetres (14 in), but are generally around 25 centimetres (9.8 in) in length.

 

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