Mackerel are classified as primary consumers because they primarily feed on smaller fish, plankton, and other marine organisms. As predators, they occupy a significant position in the food chain, preying on these smaller species. However, they are not at the top of the food chain, as larger predators, such as sharks and larger fish, prey on them. Thus, mackerel are considered secondary consumers rather than primary consumers.
Yes, depending on the species, mackerel are secondary or tertiary consumers, eating smaller fish, squid, shrimp, and other small crustaceans.
Mackerel are generally considered secondary consumers in marine food chains. They primarily feed on smaller fish, zooplankton, and various invertebrates, which are often primary consumers. By consuming these organisms, mackerel play a crucial role in transferring energy from primary producers (like phytoplankton) through the food web. However, they can also be preyed upon by larger predators, such as larger fish, seabirds, and marine mammals.
Mackerel is the correct spelling.
Mackerel or mackerels
There are many species of Mackerel.Family Scombridae:Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus)Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias)Atlantic Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus)Australian spotted mackerel (Scomberomorus munroi)Blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus)Broadbarred king mackerel (Scomberomorus semifasciatus)Chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)Double-lined mackerel (Grammatorcynus bilineatus)Happened mackerel (Happundreus maculatus)Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta)Indo-Pacific king mackerel (Scomberomorus guttatus)Indo-Pacific mackerel (Rastrelliger neglectus)Island mackerel (Rastrelliger faughni)Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)Narrow-barred Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)King mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)Short(-bodied) mackerel (Rastrelliger brachysoma)Streaked Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus lineolatus)Family Carangidae:Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)Blue jack mackerel (Trachurus picturatus)Cape horse mackerel (Trachurus capensis)Cunene horse mackerel (Trachurus trecae)Greenback horse mackerel (Trachurus declivis)Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus)Pacific jack mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus)Family Hexagrammidae:Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)Painted greenling (Oxylebius pictus)Arabesque greenling (Pleurogrammus azonus)Atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus monopterygius)Family Gempylidae:Black snake mackerel (Nealotus tripes)Blacksail snake mackerel (Thyrsitoides marleyi)Snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)Violet snake mackerel (Nesiarchus nasutus)White snake mackerel (Thyrsitops lepidopoides)
Neither. A mackerel is a fish.
Tagalog translation of MACKEREL: tambakol
A young Mackerel is called a joey.
a mackerel eating fish
A big king mackerel is about 40 pounds.
That is the correct spelling of "mackerel" (a type of fish).