Trachurus
| Jack mackerels | |
|---|---|
| |
| Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Trachurus Rafinesque, 1810
|
| Type species | |
| Scomber trachurus Linnaeus, 1758
| |
| Species | |
|
See text. | |
Jack mackerels are marine fishes in the Trachurus genus of the Carangidae family. The type species of the genus is the Atlantic horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek word trachys, meaning "rough", and the Greek word oura, meaning "tail". Some species such as the inca are harvested in seine nets, and in some cases overfishing occurs (i.e. harvesting beyond sustainable levels).[2]
It is often used in Japanese cuisine, where it is called "aji".
Species
- Trachurus aleevi Rytov & Razumovsya, 1984.
- Cape horse mackerel, Trachurus capensis Castelnau, 1861.
- Greenback horse mackerel, Trachurus declivis (Jenyns, 1841).
- African scad, Trachurus delagoa Nekrasov, 1970.
- Arabian scad, Trachurus indicus (Cuvier, 1833).
- Japanese jack mackerel, Trachurus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844).
- Rough scad, Trachurus lathami Nichols, 1920.
- Crozet scad, Trachurus longimanus (Norman, 1935).
- Mediterranean horse mackerel, Trachurus mediterraneus Steindachner, 1868.
- Inca scad, Trachurus murphyi Nichols, 1920.
- Yellowtail horse mackerel, Trachurus novaezelandiae Richardson, 1843.
- Blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825).
- Pacific jack mackerel, Trachurus symmetricus (Ayres, 1855).
- Atlantic horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758).
- Cunene horse mackerel, Trachurus trecae Cadenat, 1950.
Notes
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: p.560. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
{{cite journal}}:|pages=has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ C.Michael Hogan. 2010. Overfishing. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. eds. Sidney Draggan and C.Cleveland. Washington DC.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). Species of Trachurus in FishBase. September 2006 version.
- Fitch JE (1956) "Jack mackerel" CalCOFI Reports, 5: 27–28.
