by Rarefish » Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:29 am
Hello Neville,
Glad to see that you finally had your unusual mackerel identified positively. It was what I thought it was: Spanish Mackerel = Chub Mackerel. The scientific name was recently changed from Scomber japonicus to S. colias.
Quigley, D.T.G. & Flannery, K. (1994) Spanish mackerel Scomber japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782) in Irish waters: a further record and a review of Irish records. Ir. Nat. J. 24: 505-507.
Quigley, D.T.G. & Mullins, E. (2004) Fish Note: Spanish or chub mackerel Scomber colias (Gmelin, 1789). Ir. Nat. J. 27(10): 410.
Wheeler, A.C., Merrett, N.R. & Quigley, D.T.G. (2004) Additional records and notes for Wheeler’s (1992) “List of the Common and Scientific Names of Fishes of the British Isles” J. Fish Biol. 65 (Supplement B): 1-40.
Quigley, D.T. (1985) Mackerel family comprises 48 species
The Irish Skipper August 1985
Quigley, D.T. (1985) Tuna and other members of the mackerel
family in Irish waters. Anglin News 1985
I would like to hear from any anglers who have caught any unusual fish and/or species