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Trachurus
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Carangidae
- Classification -
Caranginae
Carangidae
Carangiformes
Teleostei
Chordata
Animalia
Trachurus
trachurus
(Linnaeus
, 1758)
Atlantic horse mackerel
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Year 2050
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Trachurus trachurus
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Denmark country information
Common names:
Almindelig hestemakrel
,
Hestemakrel
,
Western horse mackerel
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
Abundance:
fairly common (chances are about 50%)
|
Ref:
Winkler, H.M., K. Skora, R. Repecka, M. Ploks, A. Neelov, L. Urho, A. Gushin and H. Jespersen, 2000
Importance:
commercial
|
Ref:
FAO, 1994
Aquaculture:
|
Ref:
Regulations:
restricted
|
Ref:
Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Occurs in Skagerrak (Ref. 6302), common in the North Sea and caught in shallow water in Kattegat. Used only in the production of fish meal and oil (Ref. 9900). Minimum size limit in TL for commercial fishing: 15 cm (Ref. 10963). Also Ref. 3397.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/da.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
Occurrences
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Main Ref:
Muus, B.J. and P. Dahlstrøm, 1989
National Database:
Common names from other countries
Chinchard d'Europe
,
Jurel
,
Ставрида обыкновенная
,
... more
Classification / Names
Common names
|
Synonyms
| Catalog of Fishes(
genus
,
species
) |
ITIS
|
CoL
|
WoRMS
|
Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) >
Carangiformes
(Jacks) >
Carangidae
(Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology:
Trachurus:
Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough + Greek, oura = tail (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on author:
Linnaeus
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous (Ref.
51243
); depth range 0 - 1050 m (Ref.
54256
), usually 100 - 200 m (Ref.
54256
). Subtropical; 67°N - 38°S, 26°W - 42°E
Distribution
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