Kebnat

Mackerels, Tunas, Butterfishes, and Allies

Scombriformes · 4 species · 2 families

In Québec, the order Scombriformes brings together 4 species of fish, in 2 families. The stars? Atlantic Mackerel, Butterfish and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 3 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  2. Côte-Nord3
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  4. Capitale-Nationale2

Mackerels, Tunas, Butterfishes, and Allies 4

Scombriformes
All166Cypriniformes36Perciformes31Salmoniformes17Gadiformes10Centrarchiformes8Acanthuriformes6Carangiformes6Siluriformes6Clupeiformes5Lamniformes4Petromyzontiformes4Scombriformes4Acipenseriformes2Anguilliformes2Atheriniformes2Cyprinodontiformes2Gobiiformes2Hiodontiformes2Labriformes2Osmeriformes2Rajiformes2Squaliformes2Syngnathiformes2Amiiformes1Beloniformes1Carcharhiniformes1Lepisosteiformes1Lophiiformes1Percopsiformes1Tetraodontiformes1
Family
All4Scombridae3Stromateidae1
Atlantic Mackerel3,248 observations
Butterfish3,177 observations
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna7 observations
Atlantic Chub MackerelScomber colias