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Common Name

Chub Mackerel

Specimen Numbers

UV 91-305

Species

Species: japonicus

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Osteichthyes Class: Actinopterygii Subclass: Neopterygii Infraclass: Teleostei Superorder: Paracanthopterygii Order: Perciformes Suborder: Scombroidei Family: Scombridae Subfamily: Scombrinae Tribe: Scombrini Genus: Scomber Species: japonicus 278

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	0	0	0
Scapula	0	0	0
Thoracic Vertebrae Middle	0	0	0
Caudal Vertebrae Middle	0	0	0
Coracoid	0	0	0

Specimen Elements

City

California

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

Unknown Unknown

Collection

University of Victoria

Sex

Unknown

Is Complete

No

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

University of Victoria

Country: USA - State: California - - Location: Morro Bay - - Location: Morrow Bay - - Location: Montery Co., Point Sur - - Location: Pacific Coast - - Location: Pacific Ocean off Monterey

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

Caught off a public dock in San Diego; 30.3 cm TL