The blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus), also called Japanese mackerel, Pacific mackerel, slimy mackerel, or spotted chub mackerel, is a fish of the family Scombridae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Blue Mackerel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Scomber colias
- Scomber japonicus
- Scomber scombrus
- Trachurus symmetricus
- Decapterus punctatus
- Trachurus trachurus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Scombridae
- Genus
- Scomber
- Species
- Scomber australasicus
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