Blue mackerel
Scomber australasicus Cuvier, 1832
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scomber australasicus Cuvier, 1832
- Name authority
- Cuvier, 1832
- Common name
- Blue 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 australasicus Cuvier, 1832
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic chub mackerelScomber colias Gmelin, 1789 | 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 japonicus tapeinocephalus (Bleeker, 1854) (Bleeker, 1854) | synonym |
| Scomber antarcticus Castelnau, 1872 Castelnau, 1872 | synonym |
| Pneumatophorus tapeinocephalus (Bleeker, 1854) (Bleeker, 1854) | synonym |
| Scomber tapeinocephalus Bleeker, 1854 Bleeker, 1854 | 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.
- Cuvier, G., & Valenciennes, A. (1832). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome huitième. Livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. Tome Huitième. Livre Neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes., v. 8: i–xix + 5 pp. + 1–509, Pls. 209–245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1–470; Valenciennes 471–509. Date of 1831 on title page. i–xv + 1–375 in Strasbourg edition.]. 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:6XXJT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.