Trachurus

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Jack mackerels
Japanese jack mackerel, Trachurus japonicus
Japanese jack mackerel, Trachurus japonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Trachurus
Rafinesque, 1810
Type species
Scomber trachurus
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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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".

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[edit] References

  • "Trachurus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. September 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.