Green mackerel mainly lives in the upper and middle layers of seawater, generally offshore, not deep-sea fish. Green mackerel also has migratory characteristics, sometimes swimming near the estuary. They can not only adapt to high salinity environment, but also adapt to low salinity environment.

In China's coastal areas, there are many green carp. In addition, the number of herring in the waters of Russia, North Korea, Japan and other countries is also relatively large.