Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Pneumatophorus diego (Ayres, 1856), Pneumatophorus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782), Pneumatophorus japonicus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782), Pneumatophorus peruanus Jordan & Hubbs, 1925, Scomber capensis Cuvier, 1832 (synonym), Scomber diego Ayres, 1856, Scomber gigas Fowler, 1935 (synonym), Scomber janesaba Bleeker, 1854, Scomber japonicus japonicus Houttuyn, 1782, Scomber japonicus marplatensis (Lopez, 1955), Scomber japonicus peruanus (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925), Scomber joanesaba Bleeker, 1854 (misspelling), Scomber peruanus (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925), Scomber pneumatophorus japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 (synonym), Scomber saba Bleeker, 1854, Scomber scombrus japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Origin: Native

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Alaska to Chile, Galapagos

• Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
• Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
• McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.