Species FAO code: TUM

Atule mate

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Gelbschwanz-Stachelmakrele	–
Germany	de Gelbschwanz-Stachelmakrele	–
Lithuania	lt atulė	–
Sweden	sv Gulstjärtad taggmakrill	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Atule mate (Cuvier, 1833)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Atule mate (Cuvier, 1833)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Atule mate

Scientific name

Atule mate

Author

(Cuvier, 1833)

Rank

Species

FAO code

TUM

Morphological description

Description: Body olive green dorsally, shading to white or silvery ventrally; prominent black spot posteriorly on opercle at level of upper eye; often with 10 dark bars on side of body; dorsal and caudal fins dusky greenish yellow (Ref. 2334, 90102). Body oblong, moderately compressed, with dorsal and ventral profiles almost evenly convex. The adipose eyelid completely covering the eye except for a vertical slit centered on pupil. (Ref. 90102)

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyCarangidae
    - GenusAtule
      - SpeciesAtule mate

Synonyms

Atule mute (Cuvier, 1833)
Decapterus normani Bertin & Dollfus, 1948
Carangus politus Jenkins, 1903
Caranx mate Cuvier, 1833
Caranx hasseltii (Bleeker, 1851)
Caranx affinis Rüppell, 1836
Selar affinis (Rüppell, 1836)
Selar hasseltii Bleeker, 1851
Decapterus politus (Jenkins, 1903)
Caranx xanthurus Cuvier, 1833
Selar mate (Cuvier, 1833)
Alepes mate (Cuvier, 1833)
Decapterus lundini Jordan & Seale, 1906

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Atule mate (Cuvier, 1833)

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Atule mate

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Distribution maps