Mackerel is called mackerel in China.
Mackerel is also known as “mackerel fish”. Common names include mackerel, mackerel, green catfish, fat carp, mackerel, and green striped fish. Atlantic mackerel, Boston mackerel, tin-ker mackerel, Pacific mackerel, Japanese mackerel, minnow mackerel, American mackerel, blue mackerel, bamboo mackerel.
Mackerel has a robust and slightly flat, spindle-shaped body. It is generally 20 to 40 cm long and weighs 150 to 400 grams. The head is large, with a front end tapering like a cone. The eyes are large and set high, the mouth is large, the upper and lower jaws are the same length, each has a row of fine teeth, as well as the vomer and hip. bones have teeth. The body is covered with small round scales, the back of the body is bluish black or dark blue and there are irregular patternsdark blue rs eaten by insects on both sides of the body above the horizontal line of the pectoral fins. The abdomen is white and slightly yellow. There are 2 dorsal fins, far apart, the first dorsal fin has 9-10 spines, the second dorsal fin is opposite the anal fin, and there are 5 small fins up and down behind it her, the caudal fin is deeply forked, with; two raised ridges on either side of the base; the pectoral fin is light brown, the anal fin is light pink, and the other fins are light yellow.
Mackerel is distributed near the coasts of the Western Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, and is found in offshore waters. China mainly has fishing areas such as Haiyangdao, Lianqingshi, Dasha and Shawai. The fishing season generally extends from April to July during spring floods and from September to December during fall floods. FishingIt is possible all year round along the coasts of the South China Sea.
Mackerel feed mainly on shellfish larvae, worms, fish eggs and small fish, but are themselves food for whales, sharks, dolphins, tuna and seabirds. In spring, mackerel migrate to the coast to spawn. Females lay between 200,000 and 400,000 eggs. Each egg contains a small droplet of oil that allows it to float on the surface of the water. It takes four to six days for fish eggs to hatch. Young fish grow very quickly, reaching an average length of 5 centimeters (2 inches) in two months. In the fall, the mackerel return to the sea depths.