Cero (cero mackerel)

Family Scombridae, MACKERELS and TUNAS
Scomberomorous regalis

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Description: color of back iridescent bluish green; sides silvery,  yellow spots forming lines above and below a bronze stripe from pectoral fin to base of  tail; front of first dorsal fin is bluish black; lateral line curves gradually to base of  caudal fin.

Similar Fish: Spanish mackerel, S. maculatus; king mackerel, S.  cavalla (only the cero has the yellow-brown stripes from the pectoral to caudal fin).

Where found: coral reefs and wrecks.

Size: common to 5 pounds.

Florida Record: 15 lbs., 8 ozs.
               

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