WoRMS taxon details
Scomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier, 1829)
159340 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159340)
accepted
Species
Cybium acervum Cuvier, 1832 · unaccepted
Cybium caballa Cuvier, 1832 · unaccepted
Cybium cavalla Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
Cybium clupeoideum Cuvier, 1832 · unaccepted
Cybium immaculatum Cuvier, 1832 · unaccepted
Scomberomorus caballa (Cuvier, 1832) · unaccepted
Scombreromorus cavalla (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cybium cavalla Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 200 [details]
page(s): 200 [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to São Paulo, Brazil; as strays to the southern Gulf of Maine
Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to São Paulo, Brazil; as strays to the southern Gulf of Maine [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Scomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159340 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cybium acervum Cuvier, 1832) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1832). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome huitième. Livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 8: i-xix + 5 pp. + 1-509, Pls. 209-245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-470; Valenciennes 471-509. Date of 1831 on title page. i-xv + 1-375 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 186 [details]
original description (of Cybium caballa Cuvier, 1832) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1832). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome huitième. Livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 8: i-xix + 5 pp. + 1-509, Pls. 209-245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-470; Valenciennes 471-509. Date of 1831 on title page. i-xv + 1-375 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 187 [details]
original description (of Cybium cavalla Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 200 [details]
original description (of Cybium clupeoideum Cuvier, 1832) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1832). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome huitième. Livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 8: i-xix + 5 pp. + 1-509, Pls. 209-245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-470; Valenciennes 471-509. Date of 1831 on title page. i-xv + 1-375 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 178 [details]
original description (of Cybium immaculatum Cuvier, 1832) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1832). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome huitième. Livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 8: i-xix + 5 pp. + 1-509, Pls. 209-245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-470; Valenciennes 471-509. Date of 1831 on title page. i-xv + 1-375 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 191 [details]
basis of record Collette, B. B., ; Klein-MacPhee, G. (2002). Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> 1-748. [details]
page(s): 186 [details]
original description (of Cybium caballa Cuvier, 1832) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1832). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome huitième. Livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 8: i-xix + 5 pp. + 1-509, Pls. 209-245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-470; Valenciennes 471-509. Date of 1831 on title page. i-xv + 1-375 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 187 [details]
original description (of Cybium cavalla Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 200 [details]
original description (of Cybium clupeoideum Cuvier, 1832) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1832). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome huitième. Livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 8: i-xix + 5 pp. + 1-509, Pls. 209-245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-470; Valenciennes 471-509. Date of 1831 on title page. i-xv + 1-375 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 178 [details]
original description (of Cybium immaculatum Cuvier, 1832) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1832). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome huitième. Livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 8: i-xix + 5 pp. + 1-509, Pls. 209-245. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-470; Valenciennes 471-509. Date of 1831 on title page. i-xv + 1-375 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 191 [details]
basis of record Collette, B. B., ; Klein-MacPhee, G. (2002). Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> 1-748. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds primarily on fishes with smaller quantities of penaeid shrimps and squids [details]Distribution Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to São Paulo, Brazil; as strays to the southern Gulf of Maine [details]
Habitat Often found in outer reef areas. Larvae are encountered in surface waters of 26.3° to 31°C and 26.9 to 35 ppt. [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Importance Social- Highly commercial, fishery and gamefish [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | koningsmakreel | [details] |
| English | king mackerelking mackeralcavalla | [details] |
| French | thazard barré | [details] |
| German | Königsmakrele | [details] |
| Spanish | carito | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (63 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (117 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Cybium cavalla Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Scomberomorus caballa (Cuvier, 1832))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Cybium acervum Cuvier, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Cybium caballa Cuvier, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Cybium clupeoideum Cuvier, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Cybium immaculatum Cuvier, 1832)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scomberomorus cavalla)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cybium acervum Cuvier, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Scomberomorus caballa (Cuvier, 1832))
To FishBase (from synonym Cybium caballa Cuvier, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Scombreromorus cavalla (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Cybium clupeoideum Cuvier, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Cybium immaculatum Cuvier, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Cybium cavalla Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase images (Scomberomorus cavalla, by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory)
To GenBank (75 nucleotides; 67 proteins)
To GenBank (75 nucleotides; 67 proteins) (from synonym Cybium cavalla Cuvier, 1829)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cybium acervum RAD113979-001) (from synonym Cybium acervum Cuvier, 1832)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cybium clupeoideum RAD113980-001) (from synonym Cybium clupeoideum Cuvier, 1832)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scomberomorus cavalla RAD111887-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scomberomorus cavalla RAD111887-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (117 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Cybium cavalla Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Scomberomorus caballa (Cuvier, 1832))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Cybium acervum Cuvier, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Cybium caballa Cuvier, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Cybium clupeoideum Cuvier, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Cybium immaculatum Cuvier, 1832)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Scomberomorus cavalla)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cybium acervum Cuvier, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Scomberomorus caballa (Cuvier, 1832))
To FishBase (from synonym Cybium caballa Cuvier, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Scombreromorus cavalla (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Cybium clupeoideum Cuvier, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Cybium immaculatum Cuvier, 1832)
To FishBase (from synonym Cybium cavalla Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase images (Scomberomorus cavalla, by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory)
To GenBank (75 nucleotides; 67 proteins)
To GenBank (75 nucleotides; 67 proteins) (from synonym Cybium cavalla Cuvier, 1829)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cybium acervum RAD113979-001) (from synonym Cybium acervum Cuvier, 1832)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cybium clupeoideum RAD113980-001) (from synonym Cybium clupeoideum Cuvier, 1832)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scomberomorus cavalla RAD111887-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Scomberomorus cavalla RAD111887-001)
To ITIS
