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Scomberomorus brasiliensis Collette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978
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
The Sierra Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus brasiliensis) is a species of fish in the family Scombridae. Specimens have been recorded at up to 125 cm in length, and weighing up to 6.71 kg. It is found in the western Atlantic, along the Caribbean and Atlantic coasts of Central and South America from Belize to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Literature records for S. maculatus (Atlantic Spanish mackerel) from the area apply to S. brasiliensis, which has erroneously been considered a synonym of S. maculatus by many authors. It feeds on small fish, squid/cuttlefish, shrimp/prawn, and isopods.
Wikipedia contributors, Serra Spanish mackerel; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:24:13.820666+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scomberomorus brasiliensis Collette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978
- Name authority
- Collette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978
- Common name
- serra
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Scombridae
- Genus
- Scomberomorus
- 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
- genusScomberomorus Lacepède, 1801
- speciesScomberomorus brasiliensis Collette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scomberomorus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Scomberomorus lineolatus (Cuvier, 1829) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scomberomorus munroi Collette & Russo, 1980 | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| ceroScomberomorus regalis (Bloch, 1793) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scomberomorus sinensis (Lacepède, 1800) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scomberomorus tritor (Cuvier, 1832) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| cavallaScomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier, 1829) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scomberomorus orientalis Lacepede | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| narrow-barred Spanish mackerelScomberomorus commerson (Lacepède, 1800) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gulf sierraScomberomorus concolor (Lockington, 1879) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Indo-Pacific king mackerelScomberomorus guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantic Spanish mackerelScomberomorus maculatus (Mitchill, 1815) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scomberomorus multiradiatus Munro, 1964 | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Collette, B. B., Russo, J. L., & Zavala-Camin, L. A. (1978). Scomberomorus brasiliensis, a new species of Spanish mackerel from the western Atlantic. United States National Marine Fisheries Service Fishery Bulletin, 76 (no. 1): 273–280. 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:4VTWR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.