Papuan seerfish

Species of fish

Papuan seerfish

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Scombriformes
Family:  | Scombridae
Genus:  | Scomberomorus
Species:  |

S. multiradiatus

Binomial name
Scomberomorus multiradiatus

Munro, 1964

The Papuan seerfish (Scomberomorus multiradiatus) also called the Papuan Spanish mackerel,[2] is a species of fish in the family Scombridae. It is endemic to the Gulf of Papua off the mouth of the Fly River. It is the smallest species in the genus Scomberomorus. Sexual maturity is attained at much less than 30 cm fork length.

## See also

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* Mackerel as food

## References

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* Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scomberomorus multiradiatus". FishBase. June 2009 version.

1. ^ Collette, B.; Carpenter, K.E.; Di Natale, A.; Fox, W.; Juan Jorda, M.; Nelson, R. (2011). "Scomberomorus multiradiatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T170347A6760831. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170347A6760831.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. ^ Kailola, P.J. (1991). The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. III. Gobiidae to Molidae. Papua New Guinea: Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources. p. 153.

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Mackerel

True mackerels
(tribe Scombrini)|

| Scomber (4 species)|

* Atlantic mackerel
* Atlantic chub mackerel
* Blue mackerel
* Chub mackerel

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Rastrelliger (3 species)|

* Short mackerel
* Indian mackerel
* Island mackerel

Spanish mackerels
(tribe Scomberomorini)|

| Acanthocybium (1 species)|

* Wahoo

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Grammatorcynus (2 species)|

* Double-lined mackerel
* Shark mackerel

Scomberomorus (18 species)|

* Atlantic Spanish mackerel
* Australian spotted mackerel
* Broadbarred king mackerel
* Cero mackerel
* Chinese mackerel
* Indo-Pacific king mackerel
* Japanese Spanish mackerel
* Kanadi kingfish
* King mackerel
* Korean mackerel
* Monterrey Spanish mackerel
* Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
* Pacific sierra
* Papuan seerfish
* Queensland school mackerel
* Serra Spanish mackerel
* Streaked Spanish mackerel
* West African Spanish mackerel

Non-Scombrid
mackerels|

| Jack mackerels (15 species)|

* Atlantic horse mackerel
* Blue jack mackerel
* Cape horse mackerel
* Chilean jack mackerel
* Cunene horse mackerel
* Greenback horse mackerel
* Japanese jack mackerel
* Mediterranean horse mackerel
* Pacific jack mackerel
* Yellowtail horse mackerel
* African scad
* Arabian scad
* Crozet scad
* Rough scad

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Snake mackerels (5 species)|

* Black snake mackerel
* Blacksail snake mackerel
* Snake mackerel
* Violet snake mackerel
* White snake mackerel

Hexagrammidae (2 species)|

* Okhotsk atka mackerel
* Atka mackerel

Related|

* Mackerel as food
* Scombroid food poisoning

* Family Scombridae
* Subfamily Scombrinae

Other Scombrids
Butterfly kingfish (butterfly mackerel)
Tunas (tribe Thunnini)
Bonitos (tribe Sardini)

Taxon identifiers

Scomberomorus multiradiatus|

* Wikidata: Q311049
* BioLib: 149476
* CoL: 4VTXH
* FishBase: 128
* GBIF: 2374309
* iNaturalist: 188365
* IRMNG: 10849257
* ITIS: 202046
* IUCN: 170347
* OBIS: 273815
* Open Tree of Life: 3638422
* Paleobiology Database: 352557
* WoRMS: 273815

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