mackerel

1. Flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish (synset 107797295)
   is a type of: saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food
   subtypes:

   • spanish mackerel - flesh of commercially important fishes especially of the Atlantic coastal waters of America
   • smoked mackerel - mackerel cured by smoking
   is a part of: common mackerel, scomber scombrus, shiner - important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
2. Any of various fishes of the family Scombridae (synset 102626797)
   is a type of: scombroid, scombroid fish - important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
   subtypes:

   • common mackerel, scomber scombrus, shiner - important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
   • scomber colias, spanish mackerel - medium-sized mackerel of temperate Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
   • chub mackerel, scomber japonicus, tinker - small mackerel found nearly worldwide
   • acanthocybium solandri, wahoo - large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide
   • spanish mackerel - any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus
   belongs to: family scombridae, scombridae - marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna

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