Japanese Spanish mackerel

{{Speciesbox

| name = Japanese Spanish mackerel

| image = Scomberomorus niphonius Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.ART.192 - Scomberomorus nichonius (Cuvier) - Kawahara Keiga - 1823 - 1829 - Siebold Collection - pencil drawing - water colour.jpeg

| status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Collette, B. |author2=Chang, S.-K. |author3=Di Natale, A. |author4=Fox, W. |author5=Juan Jorda, M. |author6=Nelson, R. |author7=Uozumi, Y. |date=2011 |title=Scomberomorus niphonius |volume=2011 |page=e.T170356A6767322 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170356A6767322.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}

| taxon = Scomberomorus niphonius

| authority = (Cuvier, 1832)

| synonyms = *Cybium niphonium Cuvier, 1832

Sawara niphonia (Cuvier, 1832)
Cybium gracile Günther, 1873

| range_map = Scomb niph range.png

}}

The Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius), also known as the Japanese seer fish, is a species of true mackerel in the scombrid family (Scombridae).{{ITIS | id = 172446 | taxon = Scomberomorus niphonius (Cuvier, 1832) | accessdate = 9 March 2012 }} Their maximum reported length is 100 cm, and the maximum reported weight is 10.57 kg.{{cite web|title=IGFA Records |url=https://www.igfa.org/Fish/World-Record-News.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529060649/https://www.igfa.org/Fish/World-Record-News.aspx |archive-date=May 29, 2016 }}

Fisheries

Japanese Spanish mackerel is an important species for fisheries in east Asia. South Korea is the country reporting the biggest annual catches, followed by Japan and Taiwan. These added to a relatively modest total catch of about 56,000 tonnes in 2009. However, China reports very large catches of unidentified seer fish (Scomberomorus spp., fluctuating around 400,000 tonnes in 2000–2009), without reporting catches of any single Scomberomorus species.{{Cite book

| publisher = Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

| author = FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

| title = Yearbook of fishery and aquaculture statistics 2009. Capture production

| location = Rome

| date = 2011

| url = ftp://ftp.fao.org/FI/CDrom/CD_yearbook_2009/root/capture/yearbook_capture.pdf

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170519070831/ftp://ftp.fao.org/FI/CDrom/CD_yearbook_2009/root/capture/yearbook_capture.pdf

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = 2017-05-19

| page = 230

}} It is likely that these catches include a significant proportion of Japanese Spanish mackerel.{{Cn|date=March 2024}}

File:Japanese spanish mackerel capture production thousand tonnes 1950-2022.svg{{Cite web |title=Fisheries and Aquaculture - Global Production |url=https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/collection/global_production?lang=en |access-date=2025-03-28|website=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)}}}}]]File:Scomberomorus niphonius on sale in China.jpg, China]]

As food

File:Sawara Saikyo-yaki.jpg

Japanese Spanish mackerel is commonly served grilled or pan-fried in Korea as samchi-gui (food).

Japanese Spanish mackerel is often served as sushi, under the Japanese name sawara (鰆, サワラ).{{Cn|date=March 2024}}

Notes

References

{{cite iucn |author=Collette, B. |author2=Chang, S.-K. |author3=Di Natale, A. |author4=Fox, W. |author5=Juan Jorda, M. |author6=Nelson, R. |author7=Uozumi, Y. |date=2011 |title=Scomberomorus niphonius |volume=2011 |page=e.T170356A6767322 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T170356A6767322.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}

Category:Scomberomorus

Category:Fish of China

Category:Fish of Japan

Category:East China Sea

Category:South China Sea

Category:Fish described in 1832

Category:Taxa named by Georges Cuvier