Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber colias Gmelin, 1789
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias), also known as tinker mackerel, is a pelagic schooling species of mackerel found in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Black Sea. It was originally thought to be a subspecies of the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus.
Wikipedia contributors, Atlantic chub mackerel; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:10:20.282803+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scomber colias Gmelin, 1789
- Name authority
- Gmelin, 1789
- Common name
- Atlantic chub mackerel
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Scombridae
- Genus
- Scomber
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderScombriformes
- familyScombridae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyScombrinae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusScomber Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesScomber colias Gmelin, 1789
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scomber. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Blue mackerelScomber australasicus Cuvier, 1832 | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantic chub mackerelScomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantic mackerelScomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758 | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pneumatophorus colias (Gmelin, 1789) (Gmelin, 1789) | synonym |
| Scomber capensis Cuvier, 1832 Cuvier, 1832 | synonym |
| Scomber gigas Fowler, 1935 Fowler, 1935 | synonym |
| Scomber grex Mitchill, 1814 Mitchill, 1814 | synonym |
| Scomber macrophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810 Rafinesque, 1810 | synonym |
| Pneumatophorus japonicus marplatensis López, 1955 López, 1955 | synonym |
| Scomber japonicus colias Gmelin, 1789 Gmelin, 1789 | synonym |
| Scomber pneumatophorus Delaroche, 1809 Delaroche, 1809 | synonym |
| Scomber undulatus Swainson, 1839 Swainson, 1839 | synonym |
| Scomber dekayi Storer, 1853 Storer, 1853 | synonym |
| Scomber gracilis Swainson, 1839 Swainson, 1839 | synonym |
| Scomber maculatus Couch, 1832 Couch, 1832 | ambiguous synonym |
| Scomber scomber lacertus Walbaum, 1792 Walbaum, 1792 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Aves Anseres. Tome I. Pars II. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, 1. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4VTRW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.