Rastrelliger kanagurta | University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816)
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Osteichthyes
  • Order » Scombriformes
  • Family » Scombridae
  • Genus » Rastrelliger
  • Species » kanagurta
  • Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816)
    (Indian mackerel)
  • Description »   (Wikipedia) The Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) or bigmouth mackerel is a species of mackerel in the family Scombridae. It is commonly found in the Indian and West Pacific oceans, and their surrounding seas. It is an important food fish and is commonly used in South and South-East Asian cuisine.
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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Sasa, Davao City, Davao Del Sur] [Sasa, Davao City, Davao Del Sur]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »   CL Nañola, MA Fortaleza, KL Labrador, JJ Lanutan
  • Species ID by »   Maybelle A. Fortaleza
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project
  • Collection Code »   FDP_IGCS_2201_011A
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:01 March 2022 (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »   Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524612
  • Curated by »   Maybelle Fortaleza
  • Last Updated »   Sept. 15, 2024, 10:04 p.m.
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"

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