Scomber Australasicus. Called slimy mackerel in Sydney - not a great name.

[Mark Lawrence]

Captured well. Do they taste like mackerel ?

[Dione Giorgio]

But a great capture. I like how they are all placed in an order.

[Jacqueline]

Great capture love it that you filled your frame with the mackerel. Smoked mackerel tastes great. Do these taste the same John?

[Mags]

Wow! Cool shot!

[John Falconer]

@sangwann @marlboromaam
Thanks for the comment. These are about the cheapest fish in the market and I haven’t had them for decades!!!

[John Falconer]

@backspin71 @jacqbb
I last had fresh slimy mackerel around 1974. I don’t think it would have improved much since then! They’re quite photogenic though!!
:-)

[Linda Godwin]

They are presented well and makes a great shot

[Diana]

Beautifully captured, love the patterns and sheen.

[Larry L]

great patterns

[Ingrid]

No, not a great name, but it is a great photo!

[KV]

Cool shot.

[Lin]

Awesome capture!

[Lynda McG]

Like the way you have filled the frame with these slimy fish!

[Clive Handscombe]

Good enough to eat.

[Margaret Brown]

Super patterning and capture

[carol white]

Nicely captured

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot

[Pat Knowles]

No it would put me off a wee bit but the fish are very pretty....my DIL caught a massive King fish last Saturday off the coast of NZ.

[Kathy]

I like the repetition of the shapes and patterns. Well spotted.

[Pat]

They don't sound very appealing but make for a lovely shot.

[Kat]

Nice shot with the patterns and lighting.

[John Falconer]

@rontu @ludwigsdiana @lsquared @ingrid01 @kvphoto @linnypinny @lyndamcg @clivee @craftymeg @carolmw @bkbinthecity @happypat @randystreat @pattyblue @katford

Thanks for the much appreciated comments. I really should by some again and give them another try.

[John Falconer]

@happypat
Sounds delicious. But where’s the photo.

[George]

Not sure I like it but it's a great shot.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I like how you've filled the frame with them. Pretty sure I wouldn't buy anything named "slimy" though!

[Molly]

Nice pattern with them all lined up.

[Rick]

Looks sort of like sardines. Cool capture.

[Casablanca]

Horrible name for such a pretty looking fish! Really nice shot, makes them looks so fresh

[Virginia Stapleton]

Very cool shot.

[Shutterbug]

Love the way you filled the frame. I love fish, but I don’t think I’ve eaten mackerel. They do look like sardines which I have eaten often.

[arthur clark]

mouthwatering shot.

[ajisaac]

Holy mackerel - love this shot of the 'slimies' - Fav.

[John Falconer]

@gaf005 @olivetreeann @miss_molly @rickster549 @casablanca @ginnys @shutterbug49 @arthurclark @ajisaac

Thanks for the much appreciated comments. They are about the same size as big sardines I used to buy in Morocco. But as someone said. The name “slimy” has to put you off.