Mediterranean horse mackerel
| Mediterranean horse mackerel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Genus: | Trachurus |
| Species: | T. mediterraneus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) | |
The Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus) is a species of mackerel in the family Carangidae. The Mediterranean horse mackerel can be found in the eastern Atlantic from Bay of Biscay to Mauritania, including the Mediterranean Sea. In the Black Sea and Sea of Marmara, it is presented by subspecies T. m. ponticus. It is a benthopelagic subtropical marine fish, up to 60 cm in length. It is commercially fished.
Fisheries
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Trachurus mediterraneus" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
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