Mediterranean horse mackerel

Trachurus mediterraneus

Sixty Centimeters Carangid Fish from the Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean horse mackerel is a marine fish found around Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 60 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Trachurus
Maximum length: 60 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Mauritania including the Mediterranean Sea. The subspecies Trachurus mediterraneus ponticus occurs in the Marmara and Black seas, southern and western parts of the Azov Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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