The Cunene horse mackerel (Trachurus trecae) is a species named after mackerel in the family Carangidae.[2] Their maximum reported length is 35 cm, and the maximum reported weight is 2.0 kg.[3] This species occurs in the eastern Atlantic from Morocco south to Angola.[3]

Cunene horse mackerel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Trachurus
Species:
T. trecae
Binomial name
Trachurus trecae
Cadenat, 1950

Fisheries edit

 
Capture of Cunene horse mackerel in tonnes from 1950 to 2009 [4]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Montiero, V.; Camara, K.; Sidibe, A.; Sylla, M. (2015). "Trachurus trecae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T21113110A43157620. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21113110A43157620.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Trachurus trecae (Cadenat, 1950)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Trachurus trecae" in FishBase. March 2012 version.
  4. ^ Trachurus trecae (Cadenat, 1949) FAO, Species Fact Sheet. Retrieved 12 March 2012.