Tabby cat the flanks and stomach. An "M" shape appears on the forehead, along with dark lines across the cat's cheeks to the corners of its eyes. Mackerels are also called 'fishbone tabbies', probably because they are named after the mackerel fish. Mackerel is the most common tabby pattern. The Classic (also known as "Blotched" or "Marbled") tabby tends to have a pattern of dark browns, ochres and black but also occurs in grey. Classic tabbies have the "M" pattern on their foreheads but the body markings have a whirled or swirled pattern (often called a "bullseye") on the cat's sides. There
Black snake mackerel Black snake mackerel The black snake mackerel ("Nealotus tripes") is a species of snake mackerel found worldwide in both tropical and temperate waters where they are found at depths of from making diel vertical migrations from mesopelagic depths to the surface at night. It can reach a length of SL though most do not exceed SL. It is important to local peoples as a food fish. This species is currently the only known member of its genus, Nealotus. That genus is therefore said to be monotypic. As all fish, the black snake mackerel has a variety of parasites. A study