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Fish

Atlantic mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Steel-blue back with wavy black vertical bars; pencil-shaped body and a row of finlets before the tail.

Usually seen at

35-1010 m (median 110 m)

Size

Medium (10–50 cm)

Habitat

Midwater, Near surface, Open water

Behaviour

Schooling, Fast swim

Where it's seen

Occurrence records around the UK & north-east Atlantic (OBIS). The ringed marker is the PEBL filming site.

55°N50°N10°W0°E
fewermore records PEBL site

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