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Atlantic Bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus)

Atlantic Bumper

Chloroscombrus chrysurus

Class
Ray-finned fish
Rarity
Common
Observations
510
Most observed in
🇺🇸 United States
Conservation
Least Concern

Description

The Atlantic bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus) is a game fish in the family, Carangidae. It was first described by the "father of modern taxonomy", Carl Linnaeus in the book, Systema Naturae. Atlantic bumper are known to eat smaller fish, cephalopods, and zooplankton.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Atlantic bumper”.

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