King mackerel

King mackerel
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Scombridae
Genus:	Scomberomorus
Species:	S. cavalla
Binomial name
	Scomberomorus cavalla; (Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms
	Cybium cavalla Cuvier, 1829 ; Cybium caballa Cuvier, 1832 ; Scomberomorus caballa (Cuvier, 1832) ; Cybium acervum Cuvier, 1832 ; Cybium clupeoideum Cuvier, 1832 ; Cybium immaculatum Cuvier, 1832 ;

The king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) surmayi or kingfish, is a migratory species of mackerel of the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. It is an important species to both the commercial and recreational fishing industries.

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