Expert method for differentiation of chub mackerel (<i>Scomber japonicus</i>) and blue mackerel (<i>S. australasicus</i>) in catches

Only one diagnostic sign is enough for differentiation of chub mackerel Scomber japonicus and blue mackerel S. australasicus working with mass material. It is a number of spines in dorsal fin: chub mackerel has 9-10 (often 9) and blue mackerel has 11-12 spines. Species identification may be done by...

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Main Authors: Pavel G. Milovankin, Aleksey A. Somov
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Transactions of the Pacific Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography 2016-03-01
Series:Известия ТИНРО
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Online Access:https://izvestiya.tinro-center.ru/jour/article/view/78