Mackerel Tabby Patterns The Mackerel Tabby is found in many different variations of tabby cat colors. These can be divided into three basic categories.
Mackerel Tabby: (Tiger Tabby)
Pattern in narrow stripes affording a distinct contrast; the pattern should be clear and very definite. There is an M on the forehead, two or three spirals on the cheeks, and two unbroken lines around the upper chest.
Mackerel Tabby
Mackerel Tabby - coat pattern with narrow stripes extending down the spine and flanks
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Mackerel tabby markings closely correspond to the patterns seen on African wild cats.
Mackerel Tabby - Same
colors as Classic Tabby
Frost Patched Tabby
Blue Patched Tabby
Chocolate Patched Tabby
Brown Patched Tabby ...
Mackerel Tabby -has lines on its back and body in a mackerel pattern and rings on its tail, either solid or broken.
Mackerel Tabby
Vertical unbroken thin lines instead of swirls. Narrow spine lines and "necklaces". The stripes should not break up into spots.
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MACKEREL TABBY - A pattern of tabby markings that resembles the rib bones of a fish. Stripes running in a fish-bone pattern, with no bulls-eyes" or blotches.
MACKEREL TABBY
Head legs and tail as for Classic Tabby. There should be three narrow unbroken lines running from the back of the head to the base of the tail.
Blue Mackerel Tabby and White, Scottish Fold
Lilac Scottish Fold, Max
Ma Boy, Blue & White Scottish Fold ...
Brown mackerel tabby only
Coat:
Short, with fur possibly longer along markings or in temple/jowl ruff; thick and soft in texture ...
Mac Tabby - Mackerel tabby.
Maculate - The tabby pattern in cats that is marked with spots that are uniformly distributed on the body. e.g. Egyptian Mau, Australian Mist etc.
Magpie Cats - An archaic name for black and white cats.
In the Red Silver Mackerel Tabby, the undercoat is a pure, glistening white, giving a cool tone to the color. This cat is heavily silvered, with color restricted to the ends of the hairs.
Mackerel Tabby - The difference between a Classic tabby and a Mackerel tabby is in the body markings.
An adult male with most common brown mackerel tabby coloring.The most common color/pattern in the breed is brown with tabby markings.
People often refer to mackerel tabby cats as tigers or tiger stripes and yet their pattern is a far cry from the bold braided patterns of the real tiger.
He is a blue or blue/brown mackerel tabby and white cat (new window). He lives with Jean Colson of Bradenton, FL, who says this about this handsome boy:
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White, black, blue, red, chinchilla silver, shaded silver, shell cameo (red chinchilla), shaded cameo(red shaded), black smoke, blue smoke, cameo smoke(red smoke), classic tabby pattern, mackerel tabby pattern, patched tabby pattern, ...
The mackerel tabby is similar to the classic tabby but the markings are more broken and less distinct. Color variations within the tabby include silver, red, brown, blue and cream.
The patched tabby cats are brown. blue and silver. The classic or mackerel tabby cats come in silver. red. brown. blue and cream. These cats also come in tortoiseshell. calico. dilute calico. blue-cream and bi-color.
Legs may show broken horizontal lines and/or spots.Tail may be ringed, marbled and/or spotted, with a solid dark coloured tip.Note: Similarity to classic pattern or vertical striped mackerel tabby undesirable, elongated horizontal spots acceptable..
In all of their litters Abyssinian Pointed Siamese were produced along with Lynx Point, Mackerel Tabby, Classic Tabby and solid black kittens. In their second litter of seven kittens an unexpected, spotted kitten was born.
classes of these beauties in most cat shows and it is not unusual for a Maine Coon to be named "Best Cat." Maine Coons are seen in nearly all traditional colors and patterns. The most common color and pattern is the brown classic or mackerel tabby ...
 See also: Mackerel, Classic tabby, Tortoiseshell, Patched, Contrast
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