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Atlantic Bumper
SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, public domain, via iNaturalist

Other fish (coast and sea)

Atlantic Bumper

Chloroscombrus chrysurus (Linnaeus, 1766)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishAtlantic Bumper
DutchBijlhorsmakreel
SpanishHorqueta del Atlántico
Chinese绿鲭鲹
Scientific nameChloroscombrus chrysurus (Linnaeus, 1766)

About this species

The Atlantic bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus) is a game fish in the family, Carangidae. It was first described by the "father of modern taxonomy", Carl Linnaeus in the book, Systema Naturae. Atlantic bumper are known to eat smaller fish, cephalopods, and zooplankton.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyCarangidae
GenusChloroscombrus

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