条斑马鲛为辐鳍鱼纲鲈形目鲭亚目鲭科的其中一种，分布于西大西洋区，从美国麻州至巴西海域，栖息深度1-20公尺，本鱼腹鳍间的突起小而两裂，侧线逐渐地对于尾柄弯曲下来，泳鳔不存在，身体覆盖着小鳞片，第一背鳍的前三分之一黑色，腹鳍相当长，侧边银色的有一条长的侧面中央的斑纹与具有可变长度与小的黄斑上面与下面的橘黄色条纹的几排斑纹，背鳍硬棘16-18枚;背鳍软条15-19枚;臀鳍软条15-20枚;脊椎骨47-48枚，体长可达183公分，栖息在沿岸水质清澈的珊瑚礁海域，属肉食性，以鱼类、鱿鱼、甲壳类为食，可做为食用鱼、游钓鱼，有雪卡鱼中毒的报告。

The cero (Scomberomorus regalis) , also known as the pintado, kingfish, cero mackerel, or painted mackerel, is a ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, better known as the mackerel family. More specifically, this fish is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, the Spanish mackerels, and is the type species of the genus Scomberomorus. It is similar in appearance and coloration to the Atlantic Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus maculatus, except the cero has a longitudinal stripe in addition to the spots of the Atlantic Spanish mackerel.