Atlantic Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus maculatus (Mitchill, 1815)
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 Atlantic Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) is a migratory species of mackerel that swims to the northern Gulf of Mexico in spring, and returns to southern Florida in the eastern Gulf, and to Mexico in the western Gulf in the fall.
Wikipedia contributors, Atlantic Spanish mackerel; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:26:43.323479+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scomberomorus maculatus (Mitchill, 1815)
- Name authority
- (Mitchill, 1815)
- Common name
- Atlantic Spanish mackerel
- 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 maculatus (Mitchill, 1815)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| serraScomberomorus brasiliensis Collette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978 | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 |
| Scomberomorus multiradiatus Munro, 1964 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Cybium maculatum (Mitchill, 1815) (Mitchill, 1815) | synonym |
| Scomber maculatus Mitchill, 1815 Mitchill, 1815 | ambiguous 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159342 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:4VTXG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.