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The Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus), also known as the European horse mackerel or common scad, is a species of jack mackerel in the family Carangidae, which includes the jacks, pompanos and trevallies. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off Europe and Africa and into the south-eastern Indian Ocean.
Horse mackerel is a vague vernacular term for a range of species of fish throughout the English-speaking world. It is commonly applied to pelagic fishes, especially of the Carangidae (jack mackerels and scads) family, most commonly those of the genera Trachurus or Caranx.
The Atlantic horse mackerel, or Trachurus trachurus, is a common type of jack mackerel. It’s a popular commercial fish, with the largest catches coming from the Netherlands and Ireland. However, it’s recently been classified as Vulnerable to extinction due to overfishing.
Eastern Atlantic: from Madeira, the Straits of Gibraltar and Canary and Cape Verde Islands to South Africa; northward extending into the Mediterranean Sea and along the Atlantic coasts of Europe to Norway. Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age. Maturity: Lm 22.9, range 21 - 30 cm.
27 de may. de 2024 · What is horse mackerel? The term horse mackerel refers to several species of fish commonly found in areas of the English-speaking world. Despite their name, most species belong to the jack, runner, and scad family, Carangidae, as opposed to the mackerel family, Scombridae.
The Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus), also known as the Black Sea horse mackerel, horse mackerel, Mediterranean scad, common scad, or simply scad, is a species of mackerel in the family Carangidae found in the eastern Atlantic from Bay of Biscay to Mauritania, including the Mediterranean Sea.
The horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) is widely distributed from Africa to the Norwegian Sea. It is a pelagic fish feeding on zooplankton, fish larvae and smaller fish. International catches of western horse mackerel are annually around 150 000 tonnes.
