Chloroscombrus chrysurus (Linnaeus)

Oladipo, Segun Olayinka, Everett, Amaya, Atofarati, Olabisi Tawakalit, Smith, Kennedy K., Nneji, Ifeanyi C., Adelakun, Kehinde Moruf & Nneji, Lotanna Micah, 2025, An updated ichthyofaunal checklist for the Nigerian Lagos Lagoon with notes on nomenclatural changes and the conservation status of species, Zootaxa 5646 (1), pp. 38-62 : 51

Chloroscombrus chrysurus (Linnaeus) ;

Atlantic bumper

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Remarks: Chloroscombrus chrysurus , synonymized with Scomber chrysurus (Linnaeus) , was commonly encountered in Badagry and Epe, and occasionally observed in Ikorodu. This species is widely distributed in marine and brackish waters of the Eastern and Western Atlantic. Chloroscombrus chrysurus is characterized by its oval, deep, and highly compressed body. The snout is short and bluntly pointed, with a small eye. A distinctive black saddle mark is present on the upper part of the caudal peduncle. The body is notably compressed, with the ventral profile being more convex than the dorsal profile.

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FIGURE 2. Representative pictures (A–L) of some newly collected fish species from the Nigerian Lagos Lagoon (A) Fontitrygon margaritella (Compagno & Roberts); (B) Strongylura senegalensis (Valenciennes); (C) Caranx fischeri (Smith- Vaniz & Carpenter); (D) Chloroscombrus chrysurus (Linnaeus); (E) Selene dorsalis (Gill); (F) Trachinotus falcatus (Linnaeus); (G) Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus); (H) Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier); (I) Marcusenius brucii (Boulenger); (J) Coptodon zillii (Gervais); (K) Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus); and (L) Citharinus citharus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire). Photo credit and Identification: Dr. S.O. Oladipo.