Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
The Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) is a bony fish in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes. Other English names for this fish include scad, pollock, common scad, Atlantic scad and crake-herring.
Quick facts about the Atlantic horse mackerel
It is listed as Vulnerable (VU) in the global IUCN Red List assessment, which is an IUCN threatened category.
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
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- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the Atlantic horse mackerel
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Where does the Atlantic horse mackerel live?
Not recorded
What is the Atlantic horse mackerel?
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. It is an important species in commercial fisheries and is listed as a Vulnerable species on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Is the Atlantic horse mackerel endangered?
The Atlantic horse mackerel is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
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How is the Atlantic horse mackerel classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderCarangiformes
- familyCarangidae
- genusTrachurus
- SpeciesTrachurus trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Caranx semispinosus, Caranx trachurus, Scomber lacerta, Scomber trachurus, Trachurus europaeus, Trachurus linnei, Trachurus saurus, Trachurus vulgaris
Other names and names in other languages (89)
- Atlantic scadEnglish
- Common horse mackerelEnglish
- Common scadEnglish
- Common scadEnglish
- Crake-herringEnglish
- European horse mackerelEnglish
- European horse mackerelEnglish
- Horse mackerelEnglish
- Horse mackerelEnglish
- Horse-mackerelEnglish
- Horse-mackerelEnglish
- PollockEnglish
- PollockEnglish
- ScadEnglish
- ScadEnglish
- ScadEnglish
- Western horse mackerelEnglish
- Western horse mackerelEnglish
- شاخورةArabic
- chichardBreton
- craennikBreton
- sorellCatalan
- kranas obecnýCzech
- marchfacrellWelsh
- MarchfecryllWelsh
- støkkerDanish
- Almindelig hestemakrelDanish
- hestemakrelDanish
- SuriGerman
- Atlantische BastardmakreleGerman
- BastardmakreleGerman
- HolzmakreleGerman
- StöckerGerman
- ΣαβρίδιGreek
- ΓκριζοσαύριδοGreek
- ΣαφρίδιGreek
- jurelSpanish
- chicharroSpanish
- chincharroSpanish
- ChinchoSpanish
- txitxarro arruntBasque
- piikkimakrilliFinnish
- BizetFrench
- CagnassunFrench
- carangueFrench
- caringueFrench
- chinchardFrench
- chinchard communFrench
- chinchard d'EuropaFrench
- chinchard d'EuropeFrench
- Chinchard NoirFrench
- maquereau bâtardFrench
- MaquerelleFrench
- poisson piloteFrench
- saurelFrench
- SevereauFrench
- xureloGalician
- chicharroGalician
- טרכון רחב-מגניםHebrew
- suroItalian
- sugarelloItalian
- ニシマアジJapanese
- Paprastoji stauridėLithuanian
- hestmakrellNorwegian Bokmål
- piggmakrellNorwegian Bokmål
- spansk makrellNorwegian Bokmål
- maasbankerDutch
- Atlantische horsmakreelDutch
- horsmakreelDutch
- hestmakrellNorwegian Nynorsk
- taggmakrellNorwegian
- hestemakrellNorwegian
- ostrobokPolish
- ostrobok pospolityPolish
- carapauPortuguese
- Carapau-brancoPortuguese
- chicharroPortuguese
- Обыкновенная ставридаRussian
- Ставрида атлантическаяRussian
- šnjurSlovenian
- stavridaAlbanian
- stavrida atlantikeAlbanian
- stavridhiAlbanian
- taggsillSwedish
- taggmakrillSwedish
- İstavritTurkish
- karagoz istavritTurkish
- Ставрида атлантичнаUkrainian
- 竹筴魚Chinese
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Relatives of the Atlantic horse mackerel
Other species in the same genus Trachurus.
Common scad
Trachurus mediterraneus
Japanese jack mackerel
Trachurus japonicus
Inca scad
Trachurus murphyi
Scad
Trachurus picturatus
Scad
Trachurus symmetricus
Scad
Trachurus declivis
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Common questions
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Is the Atlantic horse mackerel endangered?
The Atlantic horse mackerel is listed as Vulnerable (VU) in the global IUCN Red List assessment. Vulnerable is an IUCN threatened category.
What kind of animal is the Atlantic horse mackerel?
The Atlantic horse mackerel is a bony fish. It belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.
What is the scientific name of the Atlantic horse mackerel?
The scientific name of the Atlantic horse mackerel is Trachurus trachurus, in the genus Trachurus.
Who named the Atlantic horse mackerel and when?
The scientific name authority for Trachurus trachurus is (Linnaeus, 1758).
What are other names for the Atlantic horse mackerel?
Other English names for the Atlantic horse mackerel are scad, pollock, common scad, Atlantic scad and crake-herring.
What family does the Atlantic horse mackerel belong to?
The Atlantic horse mackerel belongs to the family Carangidae, within the class Teleostei and the phylum Chordata.
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