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    Species Accepted

    Gasterochisma melampus Richardson, 1845

    Big-scaled Mackerel

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      22 results
      Atún Argentino Spanish
      Big-scaled Mackerel English
      Bonito-borboleta Portuguese
      Bonito-de-gravata Portuguese
      Butterfly Mackerel English
      Butterfly Tuna English
      Gastoro Spanish
      Großschuppenmakrele German
      Palamita squamosa Italian
      Pez Chauchera Spanish

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      4 results
      Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=42
      Richardson, J. (1845). Generic characters of Gasteroschisma melampus, a fish which inhabits Port Nicholson, New Zealand. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (New Series), v. 15 (no. 99) (art. 52): 346. https://doi.org/10.1080/037454809495339 10.1080/037454809495339
      King, C. M., Roberts, C. D., Bell, B. D., Fordyce, R. E., Nicoll, R. S., Worthy, T. H., Paulin, C. D., Hitchmough, R. A., Keyes, I. W., Baker, A. N., Stewart, A. L., Hiller, N., McDowall, R. M., Holdaway, R. N., McPhee, R. P., Schwarzhans, W. W., Tennyson, A. J. D., Rust, S., & Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia, pp. 431–554. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=132602
      Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025). https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1128

      Citation

      Gasterochisma melampus Richardson, 1845 in undefined