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Jack Mackerels
Trachurus
Jack mackerels or saurels are marine fish in the genus Trachurus of the family Carangidae. The name of the genus derives from the Greek words trachys ("rough") and oura ("tail"). Some species, such as T. murphyi, are harvested in purse seine nets, and overfishing (harvesting beyond sustainable levels) has sometimes occurred.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 15 known species
Yellowtail Scad
speciesTrachurus novaezelandiae
Atlantic Horse Mackerel
speciesTrachurus trachurus
Pacific Jack Mackerel
speciesTrachurus symmetricus
Mediterranean Horse Mackerel
speciesTrachurus mediterraneus
Japanese Horse Mackerel
speciesTrachurus japonicus
Chilean Jack Mackerel
speciesTrachurus murphyi
Rough Scad
speciesTrachurus lathami
Blue Jack Mackerel
speciesTrachurus picturatus
Common Jack Mackerel
speciesTrachurus declivis
Trachurus ponticus
speciesTrachurus ponticus
Cape Horse Mackerel
speciesTrachurus capensis
African Scad
speciesTrachurus delagoa
Crozet Scad
speciesTrachurus longimanus
Cunene Horse Mackerel
speciesTrachurus trecae
Arabian scad
speciesTrachurus indicus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 92583.