The Atlantic horse mackerel, also known as the European horse mackerel or common scad, is a species of jack mackerel in the family Carangidae, the jacks, pompanos and trevallies. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off Europe and Africa and into the south-eastern Indian Ocean. It is an important species in commercial fisheries and is listed as a Vulnerable species on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Atlantic horse mackerel
species of fish
Also known as:
English:
horse mackeral
Japanese:
室鯵ムロアジ
Japanese (Romanized):
muroaji
Latin species name:
Trachurus trachurus
Wikidata ID:
Q842956
Wikipedia title:
Atlantic horse mackerel
References:
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