Scientific Name	Scomber japonicus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Houttuyn, 1782	Depth	0 - 300M
Chinese	白腹鯖	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯖科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F475　Scombridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	日本鯖
Max Length	64 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	花飛、青輝、花飛(澎湖)、飛威(澎湖)、白肚花飛(澎湖)、花仙、花鰺（潮汕）
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Pneumatophorus colias, Pneumatophorus diego, Pneumatophorus grex, Pneumatophorus japonicus, Pneumatophorus japonicus japonicus, Pneumatophorus japonicus marplatensis, Pneumatophorus peruanus, Scomber capensis, Scomber colias, Scomber dekayi, Scomber diego, Scomber gigas, Scomber gracilis ...all 26..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  O'Connell, C.P. etc. 1972 ROSA MA. OLVERA LIMAS 1975 Schaefer, K.M. 1986 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Baker, E.A. etc. 1998
Specimen List	ASIZP0054532. ASIZP0055702. ASIZP0058169. ASIZP0061098. ASIZP0061117. ASIZP0061196. ASIZP0061548. ASIZP0064943. ASIZP0064950. ASIZP0064957. ASIZP0071535. ASIZP0071537. ASIZP0073012. ASIZP0073021. ASIZP0075314. ASIZP0075315. ASIZP0079078. ASIZP0079518. ASIZP0700053. ASIZP0800004. ASIZP0800005. ASIZP0800012. ASIZP0806984. ASIZP0806985. ASIZP0910004. ASIZP0910005. ASIZP0910012. ASIZP0916984. ASIZP0916985. FRIP00998. FRIP00999. FRIP01000. FRIP01001. FRIP01023. FRIP01135. FRIP01342. FRIP01346. ...List all 54 records...
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2008-03-24,鄭惇遠,CO1,100% 2008-03-24,鄭惇遠,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name	Scomber; Pacific mackerel; Spanish mackerel; Slimy mackerel; Smaach; Striped mackerel; Blue mackerel; Common mackerel; American mackerel; Big-eyed mackerel; Chub mackerel; Mackerel; Greenback mackerel; Japan mackerel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate and rounded. Snout pointed; front and hind margins of eye covered by an adipose eyelid; teeth in upper and lower jaws small and conical; palatine narrow, with teeth in single or double rows; when double, rows close and running into each other. First dorsal fin with XI to XII spines; the second with 11 to 12 rays followed by 5 finlets; anal fin with 11 to 13 rays followed by 5 finlets; pectoral fins with 20 to 21 rays. Swimbladder present. No well developed corselet but body covered with rather small scales. Back with oblique lines which zigzag and undulate; belly unmarked (Pacific populations) or marked by spotting or wavy broken lines (Atlantic populations).
habitats	A coastal pelagic species, to a lesser extent epipelagic to mesopelagic over the continental slope.. Stays near the bottom during the day; goes up to the open water at night, where it feeds on copepods and other crustaceans, fishes and squids.
Distribution	Cosmopolitan, inhabiting the warm and temperate transition waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans and adjacent seas. It is very common in all Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed fresh, frozen, smoked, salted and occasionally canned. Eaten fried, broiled and baked. Used in Chinese medicine.