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Fish Species Identification Title: saltwater/marine fish
Species#:28
Common name:king mackerel Scientific name: Scomberomuros cavalla Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: scombridae
Genus: Scomperomorus
Species: S.cavalla Geography/habitat: migration species of the western atlantic ocean and gulf of mexico.
Life strategy: eggs and sperm are shed into the sea and their union is by chance. Depending on the size, a femal may shed fro 50,000 to several eggs hatch in about 24 hours, fertilized eggs hatch in about 24 hours.
Food strategy: king mackerel are voracious, opportunistic carnivores. Their prey depends on their size. Depending on area and season, they favor menhaden and other sardine-like fish, jacks, cutlassfish, weakfish, grunts, and striped anchovies.
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