Greenback horse mackerel

The greenback horse mackerel or greenback scad (Trachurus declivis) is a species of jack in the family Carangidae, found around western and southern Australia, and around New Zealand, from the surface to depths of 460 m. Its length is up to 64 cm.[2]

Greenback horse mackerel

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Trachurus
Species:
T. declivis
Binomial name
Trachurus declivis
(Jenyns, 1841)
Synonyms

Caranx declivis Jenyns, 1841

Its common name derives from the legend that other smaller species of fish could ride on its back over great distances. It is an important commercial fish and sports fishing quarry although it has strong tasting flesh.[3]

Fisheries
Commercial capture of greenback horse mackerel
in tonnes from 1950 to 2009 [4]
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References
  1. Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Carpenter, K.E.; Borsa, P.; et al. (2018). "Trachurus declivis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T20437665A67871520. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T20437665A67871520.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Trachurus declivis" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. Dianne J. Bray. "Trachurus declivis". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. Trachurus declivis (Jenyns, 1841) FAO, Species Fact Sheet. Retrieved 13 March 2012.

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