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Cero
Scomberomorus regalis
The cero (Scomberomorus regalis) , also known as the pintado, kingfish, cero mackerel, or painted mackerel, is a ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, better known as the mackerel family. More specifically, this fish is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, the Spanish mackerels, and is the type species of the genus Scomberomorus. It is similar in appearance and coloration to the Atlantic Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus maculatus, except the cero has a longitudinal stripe in...
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Description
It is similar in appearance and coloration to the Atlantic Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus maculatus, except the cero has a longitudinal stripe in addition to the spots of the Atlantic Spanish mackerel. Additionally, the cero reaches larger sizes than the Atlantic Spanish mackerel, often 10 lb (4.5 kg) or more, but those over 30 lb (14 kg) are extremely rare. The first dorsal fin is black anteriorly, the lateral line descends slowly from the shoulder without the sharp break seen on the king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla.
Range & habitat
It is found in the western Atlantic from Cape Cod through the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Bestiary
Anonymous · 1240 · p.59
The Pagan World and the Origin of its Gods
Herold, Johann · 1554 · p.504
Cosmographey: das ist Beschreibung aller Laender
Münster, Sebastian · 1598 · p.1536
History of All Cloven-Hoofed Quadrupeds
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1621 · p.906
Treasury of Medical Matters of New Spain
Francisco Hernández · 1651 · p.865
Theater of Earthly Creatures
Anonymous · 1672 · p.14
The Embassy of the Dutch East India Company to the Tartar Cham
Johan Nieuhof · 1665 · p.451
Noah's Ark
Athanasius Kircher · 1675 · p.105
Les Indes Orientales et Occidentales, et autres lieuX : représentés en très-belles figur...
Hooghe, Romeyn de, prentgraveur · 1710 · p.13
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.389
Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.636
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.584
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49617.