King Mackerel Adults are heavy bodied, with large mouth and razor teeth. Elongated body is greenish above but mostly silvery and unmarked, except in juveniles, which have spots. In Florida, widely distributed from the edge of blue water all the way to the beaches. Runs of schooling fish occur on both coasts in spring and fall. Also, called Kingfish or Smokers.
Flesh is rich and oily.
Fine broiled or smoked. Spanish Mackerel Dark above with silvery sides. The body is proportionately deeper than with juvenile King Mackerel, and the yellow spots appear rounder and brighter, but if in doubt, the only true identifier is the lateral lime. Outstanding battler on light tackle. The finlets, however, are dark.