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(Mitchill, 1815)
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Santos, Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea but absent from Bahamas and most islands.
Biology:
Adults are pelagic or epibenthic and confined to coastal waters over the continental shelf.
Feeds on fishes and shrimps.
Synonym:
Scomber zonatus Mitchill, 1815
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Santos, Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea but absent from Bahamas and most islands.
Biology:
Adults are pelagic or epibenthic and confined to coastal waters over the continental shelf.
Feeds on fishes and shrimps.
Synonym:
Scomber zonatus Mitchill, 1815