Available wild-caught, it is a marine fish found in open waters and near reefs and islands around most of Australia except the southern coast from Esperance (WA) to Geelong (VIC). It’s the most popular commercial Mackerel in Australia and is mostly caught off Queensland, the NT and WA, with some from northern NSW.
It looks similar to Grey Mackerel, especially when young, due to the dark vertical bars along the sides.