A mackerel sky is characterized by a pattern of small, white, rippled clouds, resembling the scales of a mackerel fish. This phenomenon occurs when altocumulus or cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes, typically indicating moisture in the atmosphere. The appearance often suggests that a change in weather is approaching, as these cloud types can precede storms or shifts in weather patterns. The name derives from the traditional association between the cloud pattern and the fish's scales.
Cirrocumulus
A mackerel sky is a type of altocumulus cloud formation that resembles the patterns on the skin of a mackerel fish. These clouds are often seen in the middle layer of the atmosphere and can indicate changes in weather conditions.
Cirrocumulus clouds are sometimes called "mackerel sky" because their small, rounded white patches resemble the scales of a mackerel fish. When these clouds are present in the sky, they often appear in a pattern similar to the scales of a mackerel, hence the nickname.
They look like fish scales. They can indicate unsettled weather. Often called a mackerel sky
Cirrocumulus clouds are called mackerel clouds because their pattern of small, white or gray rounded patches resembles the scales of a mackerel fish. These clouds often appear in a rippled or wave-like pattern in the sky, similar to the way mackerel scales are arranged on the fish.
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