Scientific Name	Scomberomorus koreanus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Kishinouye, 1915)	Depth	0 - 50M
Chinese	高麗馬加鰆	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯖科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F475　Scombridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	朝鮮馬鮫
Max Length	150 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	破北、闊北、闊腹仔、高麗鰆、破腹
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、 Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Yojiro Wakiya, western coast of Korea
Synonyms	Cybium koreanum, Sawara koreanum, Scomberomorus guttatus koreanus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Devaraj, M. 1976
Specimen List	ASIZP0059402. FRIP01021. MTP0121. NMMBP00924. NMMSTP00299. NTUM06865.
Common Name	Compressed mackerel; Korean seerfish; Korean mackerel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, strongly compressed. Snout much shorter than rest of head; posterior part of maxilla exposed, reaching to a vertical from hind margin of eye; sharp, compressed, triangular teeth in upper and lower jaws; patches of fine teeth on palatines and vomer; no teeth on tongue. Gill rakers on first gill arch few: 1 or 2 on upper limb; 9 to 12 on lower limb; 11 to 15 total. First dorsal fin with XIV to XVII spines; second dorsal with 20 to 24 rays, followed by 7 to 9 finlets; anal fin with 20 to 24 rays followed by 7 to 9 finlets; pectoral fin rays 20 to 24 limbs. Body silvery white with several longitudinal rows of round dark brownish spots (smaller than eye diameter) rather sparsely scattered along lateral median line; first dorsal fin membrane black; pectoral, second dorsal and caudal fins dark brown; pelvic and anal fins silvery white.
habitats	Little known on the biology of this epipelagic, neritic species. Feeds on small schooling fishes, such as sardines and anchovies and on shrimps.
Distribution	Continental Indo-West Pacific from Wakasa Bay, Sea of Japan, and China south to Singapore and Sumatra and west to Bombay, India. It is a very common species in Taiwan, especially in western part.
Utility	Marketed fresh and dried-salted.