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Horse mackerel
Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Fusiform body. Eyes with adipose membrane. Last soft radius of the second dorsal and anal fins separated from the rest, although united by a small membrane. Two small hard spokes in front of the anal fin, separated from her. Main lateral line and short accessory lateral line, up to the first 5 or 6 radii of the second dorsal fin. Bright dark greenish-gray in the upper half of the body. Silvery white by flanks and belly. A black spot in the upper corner of the operculum. Up to 60 cm in length.
JAA
Trachurus picturatus
Blue fish
- Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
- Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean