Tabby cat red cats and the patches of red on tortoiseshell cats will show tabby striping. The primary tabby pattern gene, "Mc/mc or Mc/Mc", sets the basic pattern of stripes that underlies the coat. "Mc" is the wild-type tabby gene and produces what is called a Mackerel Striped tabby. Classic tabbies are cats who also possess "mc/mc", a recessive mutant gene that produces the blotched pattern. The spotted gene is directly connected to the Mc gene; it 'breaks' the lines of a Mackerel tabby, turning it into spots. The spotted gene is dominant as well, which means a Spotted will be Sp/sp
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