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Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
The Atlantic mackerel is a sleek, fast-swimming fish known for its iridescent blue-green back marked with wavy black lines and silvery flanks. Found in large schools, this species inhabits the temperate waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, migrating seasonally in search of food a…
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- Atlantic mackerel have specialized muscles that allow them to keep swimming continuously, even while sleeping.
- Atlantic mackerel can swim at speeds of up to 5.5 meters per second. They have no swim bladder, which allows them to make rapid vertical movements in the water column. These fish change their location seasonally, sometimes traveling hundreds of kilometers between spawning and feeding grounds.
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