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Trachurus lathami is a species of fish in the family Carangidae and the genus Trachurus, the jack mackerels.Common names include rough scad and horse mackerel [2] in English, as well as chinchard frappeur (), chicharro garretón (), jurel (in Argentina and Uruguay), and carapau, garaçuma, surel, and xixarro (in Brazil). [3]
Horse mackerel is a vague vernacular term for a range of species of fish throughout the English-speaking world. It is commonly applied to pelagic fishes, especially of the Carangidae (jack mackerels and scads) family, most commonly those of the genera Trachurus or Caranx. Species known as "horse mackerel" in one English dialect or another include:
Other names applied include one-finlet scad, deep trevally, the broad name of horse mackerel, as well as the Hawaiian ʻomaka or āmaka and Malay or Indonesian ikan selar. [5] [6] The generic name Atule is derived from its Hawaiian name, also spelled akule, while mate is Hawaiian for "dead." [5]
The Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus), also known as the European horse mackerel or common scad, is a species of jack mackerel in the family Carangidae, which includes the jacks, pompanos and trevallies. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off Europe and Africa and into the south-eastern Indian Ocean.
Decapterus is a genus of marine fishes of jack family, Carangidae, commonly known as mackerel scads, round scads, or horse mackerel. They are found throughout the world. They are found throughout the world.
The Japanese jack mackerel (Trachurus japonicus), also known as the Japanese horse mackerel or Japanese scad, is a species named after its resemblance to mackerel but which is in the family Carangidae, the jacks, pompanos, trevallies and scads. [3] Their maximum reported length is 50 cm (20 in) with a common length of 35 cm (14 in).
The specific epithet means "horse" in Latin, with Scomber hippos literally translating in English as "horse mackerel", which has become a common name for many species of carangid. [6] As the state of fish taxonomy progressed, the species was transferred to both Caranx and Carangus , with the name Caranx hippos now accepted.
The Cunene horse mackerel (Trachurus trecae) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Carangidae. [2] Their maximum reported length is 35 cm, and the maximum reported weight is 2.0 kg. [ 3 ] This species occurs in the eastern Atlantic from Morocco south to Angola.