Island mackerel
Kingdom
Phylum
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Rastrelliger faughni
Weight
750
26
goz
g oz 
Length
20
8
cminch
cm inch 

The island mackerel (Rastrelliger faughni) is a species of true mackerel in the scombrid family (Scombridae) from the Indo-Pacific. Their maximum reported length is 20 cm, and the maximum reported weight is 0.75 kg.

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While the FAO report no commercial landings of island mackerel, the IUCN report annual landings in excess of 800,000 tonnes.

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References

1. Island mackerel Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_mackerel
2. Island mackerel on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/170324/6748697

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