Where does the Atlantic mackerel, Mackerel live?
Scomber scombrus has 278,988 records in 46 countries and territories, from 1639 to 2026. Most records come from Canada.
- 278,988 records
- 46 places
- 187 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesScombridaeScomber
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 169,851 | |
| Ireland | 27,874 | |
| United States | 19,355 | |
| United Kingdom | 15,087 | |
| Spain | 12,430 | |
| France | 11,941 | |
| Norway | 7,635 | |
| Faroe Islands | 2,242 | |
| Netherlands | 2,063 | |
| Denmark | 1,353 | |
| Portugal | 1,187 | |
| Belgium | 1,001 | |
| Sweden | 937 | |
| Iceland | 789 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 506 | |
| Croatia | 429 | |
| Chile | 416 | |
| ZZ | 294 | |
| Germany | 141 | |
| Italy | 107 | |
| Isle of Man | 92 | |
| Türkiye | 31 | |
| Lebanon | 24 | |
| Greece | 16 | |
| Finland | 12 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 11 | |
| Gabon | 8 | |
| Greenland | 7 | |
| Morocco | 7 | |
| Poland | 7 | |
| Ukraine | 7 | |
| Algeria | 6 | |
| Tunisia | 5 | |
| Estonia | 3 | |
| Jersey | 3 | |
| Slovenia | 3 | |
| Albania | 2 | |
| Lithuania | 2 | |
| Brazil | 1 | |
| Cuba | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 46 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Scombridae.
Chub mackerel, Spanish Mackerel
274,222 records
Yellow-fin Tunny
174,808 records
Bigeye tuna
75,178 records
Wahoo
56,189 records
Cero
36,765 records
Skipjack tuna, Oceanic Bonito
31,303 records
Little Tunny
19,745 records
Frigate tuna
7,275 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.