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Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Atlantic horse mackerel
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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
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Muus, B.J. and P. Dahlstrøm, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 Ecologia

marinhas; oceanódromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 0 - 1050 m (Ref. 54256), usually 100 - 200 m (Ref. 54256).   Subtropical; 67°N - 38°S, 26°W - 42°E

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