The blue jack mackerel (Trachurus picturatus) is a species of mackerel-like fish in the family Carangidae.[2] Their maximum reported length is 60 cm, with a common length of 25 cm. They are coastal fish found at depths to 370 m off the Bay of Biscay to south Morocco and the western Mediterranean.[3]
Blue jack mackerel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Carangiformes |
Family: | Carangidae |
Genus: | Trachurus |
Species: | T. picturatus
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Binomial name | |
Trachurus picturatus (S. Bowdich, 1825)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Trachurus suareus (Risso in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1833) |
References
edit- ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2015). "Trachurus picturatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198646A43156817. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198646A43156817.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trachurus picturatus". FishBase. March 2012 version.