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The king mackerel, often referred to as the kingfish, is found mainly in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. It usually reaches up to 2 m/6.6 ft in length and 45 kg/100 lb in weight. The king mackerel can be caught using live bait such as other fish, usually elf or mullet, or by an artificial lure.
Any of various fishes of the mackerel family, especially the common mackerel (Scomber scombrus) found in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean. It weighs about 0.7 kg/1.5 lb, and is blue with irregular black bands down its sides, the sides and under surface having a metallic sheen. Like all mackerels, it has a deeply forked tail, and a sleek, streamlined body form. (Family Scombroidia.)
The largest of the mackerels is the tuna, which weighs up to 700 kg/1,550 lb.
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