gigas, Scomber Fowler [H. W.] 1935:378, Fig. 16 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 87; ref. 1421] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: ANSP 25844 (discarded). Paratypes: ANSP 25872 (1, discarded), 63935-36 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:152 [ref. 13621], ANSP 63935-63936 not called paratypes in publication, but cataloged as such. •Synonym of Scomber japonicus Houttuyn 1782 -- (Collette & Nauen 1983:56 [ref. 5375], Collette 1986:835 [ref. 5647]). •Synonym of Scomber colias Gmelin 1789 -- (Collette 2003:9 [ref. 27312]). Current status: Synonym of Scomber colias Gmelin 1789. Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: brackish, marine.