Slim and streamlined small fish built for hunting in mid to upper water. Attractive, almost tropical looking marbled blue/green back with around twenty black bars running down the flanks. Shiny silver belly and lower flanks, short fins and highly forked tail. Like the closely related tuna there are a ridge of finlets running from the last dorsal fin to the tail.
Distribution
Common throughout the UK and Ireland in summer months.
Feeds On
Small but fast moving hunter that feeds on small fish and sandeels.
- Scientific name: Scomber scombrus
- Also known as: Atlantic Mackerel
- Size: up to 18ins and 6lb. UK shore caught typically around 1lb
- UK minimum size: 12ins/30cm in length
- UK shore caught record: 5lb 11oz
- ICUN Status: NE (Not Evaluated)
