Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae Jacks and pompanos
Subfamily: Caranginae
Genus: Trachurus

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14 species
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Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm FL
Trachurus capensis Castelnau, 1861

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Trachurus capensis
[Cape horse mackerel]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 64 cm SL
Trachurus declivis (Jenyns, 1841)

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Trachurus declivis
[Greenback horse mackerel]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Trachurus delagoa Nekrasov, 1970

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Trachurus delagoa
[African scad]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Trachurus indicus Nekrasov, 1966

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Trachurus indicus
[Arabian scad]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Trachurus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

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Trachurus japonicus
[Japanese jack mackerel]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Trachurus lathami Nichols, 1920

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Trachurus lathami
[Rough scad]

Photo by Tyler, P.

Southeast Atlantic and In
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Trachurus longimanus (Norman, 1935)

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Trachurus longimanus
[Crozet scad]

Photo by Sarp, B.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm FL
Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868)

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Trachurus mediterraneus
[Mediterranean horse mackerel]

Photo by Béarez, P.

South Pacific and Southwe
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Trachurus murphyi Nichols, 1920

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Trachurus murphyi
[Chilean jack mackerel]

Photo by Banks, I.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Trachurus novaezelandiae Richardson, 1843

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Trachurus novaezelandiae
[Yellowtail horse mackerel]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825)

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Trachurus picturatus
[Blue jack mackerel]

Photo by IGFA

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 81 cm TL
Trachurus symmetricus (Ayres, 1855)

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Trachurus symmetricus
[Pacific jack mackerel]

Photo by JJPhoto

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Trachurus trachurus
[Atlantic horse mackerel]

Photo by Luyben, J.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm FL
Trachurus trecae Cadenat, 1950

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Trachurus trecae
[Cunene horse mackerel]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Trachurus capensis Cape horse mackerel Eastern Atlantic 60 FL 1861
Trachurus declivis Greenback horse mackerel Southwest Pacific 64 SL 1841
Trachurus delagoa African scad Western Indian Ocean 35 TL 1970
Trachurus indicus Arabian scad Western Indian Ocean 35 TL 1966
Trachurus japonicus Japanese jack mackerel Northwest Pacific 50 TL 1844
Trachurus lathami Rough scad Western Atlantic 40 TL 1920
Trachurus longimanus Crozet scad Southeast Atlantic and In 22 SL 1935
Trachurus mediterraneus Mediterranean horse mackerel Eastern Atlantic 60 FL 1868
Trachurus murphyi Chilean jack mackerel South Pacific and Southwe 70 TL 1920
Trachurus novaezelandiae Yellowtail horse mackerel Southwest Pacific 50 SL 1843
Trachurus picturatus Blue jack mackerel Eastern Atlantic 60 TL 1825
Trachurus symmetricus Pacific jack mackerel Eastern Pacific 81 TL 1855
Trachurus trachurus Atlantic horse mackerel Eastern Atlantic 70 TL 1758
Trachurus trecae Cunene horse mackerel Eastern Atlantic 35 FL 1950



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