Cero (fish)

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Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox The cero (Scomberomorus regalis), also known as the pintado,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". kingfish,[1] cero mackerel, cerite 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 addition to the spots of the Atlantic Spanish mackerel.

Additionally, the cero reaches larger sizes than the Atlantic Spanish mackerel, often Script error: No such module "convert". or more, but those over Script error: No such module "convert". 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.

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.[2]

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  1. Free Dictionary online (retrieved 18 September 2015)
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File:Carite (Scomberomorus regalis) for Dinner. Toco, Trinidad, ca. 1960.tif
Carite (Scomberomorus regalis) for Dinner. Toco, Trinidad, ca. 1960

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