punctatus, Scomber Couch [J.] 1849:xxix, Fig. [The Zoologist: a Popular Miscellany of Natural History v. 7 (Appendix, art. 4); ref. 18051] Looe, Cornish coast, England. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. Also in Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Penzance, v. 1:352-355, Pl. 3 (fig. 1). •Synonym of Scomber scombrus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Postel 1973:465 [ref. 7208] with 1867 date, Collette 1990:988 [ref. 19476], Collette 2003:9 [ref. 27312]). Current status: Synonym of Scomber scombrus Linnaeus 1758. Scombridae: Scombrinae. Habitat: marine.