Definition of Scomberomorus maculatus

1. Noun. A large commercially important mackerel of the Atlantic coastal waters of North America.

Group relationships: Genus Scomberomorus, Scomberomorus
Generic synonyms: Spanish Mackerel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scomberomorus Maculatus

Scolopax rusticola
Scolopendrium nigripes
Scolymus
Scolymus hispanicus
Scolytidae
Scolytus
Scolytus multistriatus
Scomber colias
Scomber japonicus
Scomber scombrus
Scomberesocidae
Scomberesox
Scomberesox saurus
Scomberomorus
Scomberomorus cavalla
Scomberomorus maculatus (current term)
Scomberomorus regalis
Scomberomorus sierra
Scombresocidae
Scombresox
Scombridae
Scombroidea
Scone
Sconnie
Scooby
Scooby-Doo
Scooby gang
Scooby snack
Scooby snacks
Scopes

Literary usage of Scomberomorus maculatus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bass, Pike, Perch and Others by James Alexander Henshall (1903)
"THE SPANISH MACKEREL (Scomberomorus maculatus) The Spanish mackerel was first described by Dr. Mitchill, in 1815, from the vicinity of New York. ..."

2. Bass, Pike, Perch and Other Game Fishes of America by James Alexander Henshall (1919)
"THE SPANISH MACKEREL (Scomberomorus maculatus) The Spanish mackerel was first described by Dr. Mitchill, in 1815, from the vicinity of New York. ..."

3. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"The Spanish Mackerel, Scomberomorus maculatus (Mitchill). New York. was written by Mitchill almost a century ago in these words : "A fine and beautiful fish ..."

4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1921)
"Both have A. n, 9, and are 22-23 mm. in length. Sarda sarda (Bloch). P. Scomberomorus maculatus (Mitchill). P. Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch). ..."

5. A Guide to the Study of Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1905)
"The Spanish Mackerel, Scomberomorus maculatus (Mitchill). New York. was written by Mitchill almost a century ago in these words : "A fine and beautiful fish ..."

6. American Food and Game Fishes: A Popular Account of All the Species Found in by David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann (1902)
"... Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus (Mitchill) The Spanish mackerel is a fish of wide distribution on our Atlantic Coast, ranging north in the fall ..."

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