Atlantic Horse Mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)

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Trachurus trachurus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Atlantic Horse Mackerel

Also known as: Atlantic Scad, Crake-Herring, Horse Mackerel, Scad, Blue Mackarel, Cape Horse Mackerel, Common Horse Mackerel

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Carangiformes

Family

Carangidae

Where to find it

common

SpainTunisia

occasional

Croatia

rare

Slovenia

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