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Common Name

Chub Mackerel

Specimen Numbers

USNM-269648

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
Mesethmoid	0	0	0
Vomer	0	0	0
Prefrontal	0	0	0

Specimen Elements

City

Tokyo Market

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

Unknown Unknown

Collection

SI:VertebrateZoo:Fishes

Sex

Unknown

Is Complete

No

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

SI:VertebrateZoo:Fishes

Country: Japan State: Tokyo Metropolitan Prefecture - - Location: Tokyo Market

Cause Of Death

Unknown

Elements

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Comments

Fam: 153; Spec: 001; Skeleton: 303 mm FL; Diss. I: 16:69; Osteo 1; Date Cataloged: 18 March 1985; 29-VIII & 20-IX