Summary ⁴

The king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) is a migratory species of mackerel of the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. It is an important species to both the commercial and recreational fishing industries.

Link to Access Genomic Data ⁵

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=13679&lvl=0

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Kevin Bryant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/mentalblock/2489682849/
2. (c) Robbie N. Cada, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://d1iraxgbwuhpbw.cloudfront.net/images/species/sccav_u0.gif
3. NOAA, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/King_mack_photo3_exp.jpg
4. Adapted by matbio from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scomberomorus_cavalla
5. (c) matbio, all rights reserved

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• FishBase
• FishSource
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• VertNet
• World Register of Marine Species

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