To increase the number of observations available for analysis, up to 50 randomly chosen specimens in the 5 families targeted for analysis (Engraulidae, Clupeidae, Scombridae, Sciaenidae, and Lutjanidae) and unidentified and Percoidei larvae were measured at the NMFS laboratory in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
Here the chub mackerel Scomber japonicus Houttuyn 1782 (Perciformes: Scombridae) is a pelagic fish of high economic importance that records the best historical landings after the Peruvian anchovy Engraulis ringens and the Chilean jack mackerel Trachurus murphyi (Montecino & Lange 2009).
Granados C, Guzman LE, Acevedo D (2013) Analisis proximal, sensorial y de textura de salchichas elaboradas con subproductos de la industria procesadora de atun (Scombridae thunnus).
Por lo tanto, de acuerdo a estos resultados, la cachama negra no constituye un producto pesquero de riesgo para generar casos de intoxicacion alimentaria debido a la histamina, al contrario de las especies pertenecientes a la familia Scombridae y Scomberesocidae, que poseen un alto contenido de His libre y estan frecuentemente asociadas a casos de intoxicacion por histamina [22].
A presenca de aminas em peixes foi estudada primeiramente na familia Scombridae, particularmente o atum, o bonito e a cavalinha que sao mais suscetiveis ao acumulo de teores toxicos de AB, pois apresentam alta concentracao de histidina livre nos musculos (63-66).
A saltwater finfish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini, a sub-grouping of the mackerel family (Scombridae), which includes the bonito (Sardini) and mackerel (Scombrini) tribes, Thunnini comprises fifteen species across five genera, the sizes of which vary greatly, ranging from the bullet tuna at 1.8 kg up to the Atlantic bluefin tuna at 684 kg.