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Species catalogue
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
HOM
Specie
Trachurus trachurus
Trachurus trachurus
Type
Blue fish
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
Trawls
Purse seines
Gillnets
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