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Indian National Fish: Indian Mackerel

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DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3426.6484

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 NATIONAL FISH : Indian Mackerel
Department of Fisheries Resources and Management
College of Fisheries, Mangalore- 575002, India

Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of pelagic fish,

mostly, but not exclusively, from the family Scombridae. They are found in both temperate and
tropical seas, mostly living along the coast or offshore in the oceanic environment.
It is also recognized as the NATIONAL FISH of India
Scientific classification Common name Scientific name
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816)
Class: Actinopterygii Short mackerel Rastrelliger brachysoma (Bleeker, 1851)
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae Island mackerel Rastrelliger faughni (Matsui, 1967)
Tribe: Scombrini
Genus: Rastrelliger Bangude in Kannada
Species: R. kanagurta Bangda in Marathi Juveniles feed
Binomial name Aiyla in Malayalam on phytoplankton
Aiyla Meen Tamil like diatoms and
Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816) small zooplankton
including cladocerans
Rastrelliger kanagurta and ostracods

The Indian
mackerel do not
guard their eggs,
which are left to
develop on their
own.

Proximate composition Marine: Pelagic-neritic;

The spawning
Moisture content 70-72% oceanodromous
Depth range 20 - 90 m season:
Crude Protein 20-22% Maturity: Lm 19.9, range 20 South west coast,
- 24.5 cm June to May
Crude fat 7-9% Common length : 25.0 cm south west monsoon
Ash content 1-2% Max length : 38.0 cm TL

Mackerel is an important food fish

that is consumed worldwide

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