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Horse mackerel

Order Perciformes

Family Carangidae

Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Fusiform, elongated and little compressed body. Heavy head with pointed snout. Extremely protactile mouth. Adipose eyelid. 2 separate dorsal fins. Greenish-gray or bluish-gray back, silver flanks and white belly; black spot on the edge of the operculum.

Characteristics

FAO code
HOM

Specie
Trachurus trachurus

Type
Blue fish

FAO Fishing Areas

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
Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean
Area 61: the Northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
Area 71: the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean

Fishing seasons

apr may jun jul aug sep oct

International denominations

Germany Stöcker

France Saurel

Italy Suro o Sugarello

Portugal Chicharro

United Kingdom Horse mackerel

Japan Maaji

Fishing areas

Fishing arts

Gillnets

Purse seines

Trawls

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