Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 213

Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758

Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 66.6 cm TL; 60 FL

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: pelagic-neritic

Depth range: 0-1000 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2011)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: a North Atlantic species found from the North Sea and Mediterranean Sea south to Cabo Bojador (26°N) of the northwest coast of Africa. Some records in eastern Atlantic from Iceland to Mauritania. Several records for Gabon (ROM in 1967). Specimens to be verified according to the known distribution of the species.