MACKEREL school [ Scomberomorus queenslandicus ]

Queensland School Mackerel, like all Mackerel, have an elongated body with pointed noses and mouth full of very sharp teeth. They have a silvery grey body, that is bluey green above the lateral line. They are often confused with the spotted Mackerel, however can be distinguished by the blotches on the School Mackerel are poorly defined and less than the spotted Mackerel, also the first dorsal fin which is jet black has a large contrasting white section between the sixth and seventh spine which the spotted Mackerel does not have.