Island mackerel in a fish market in the Philippines
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Scombriformes
Suborder:
Scombroidei
Family:
Scombridae
Subfamily:
Scombrinae
Tribe:
Scombrini
Genus:
Rastrelliger
Species:
R. faughni
Binomial name
Rastrelliger faughni
Matsui, 1967
The island mackerel (Rastrelliger faughni) is a species of true mackerel in the scombrid family (Scombridae) from the Indo-Pacific.[2] Their maximum reported length is 20 cm, and the maximum reported weight is 0.75 kg.[3]
While the FAO report no commercial landings of island mackerel,[4] the IUCN report annual landings in excess of 800,000 tonnes.[1]
^ abCollette, B.; Di Natale, A.; Fox, W.; Juan Jorda, M.; Nelson, R. (2011). "Rastrelliger faughni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170324A6748697. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170324A6748697.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^"Rastrelliger faughni Matsui, 1967". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Rastrelliger faughni" in FishBase. March 2012 version.
^Rastrelliger faughni Matsui, 1967 FAO, Species Fact Sheet. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
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