rough scad

Trachurus lathami

Forty Centimeters Carangid Fish from South American Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Trachurus lathami is a species of fish in the family Carangidae and the genus Trachurus, the jack mackerels. Common names include rough scad and horse mackerel in English, as well as chinchard frappeur (French), chicharro garretón (Spanish), jurel (in Argentina and Uruguay), and carapau, garaçuma, surel, and xixarro (in Brazil). It is native to parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, including seas off the eastern coasts of North and South America and the Gulf of Mexico.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Trachurus
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ) to Maine, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern Argentina; apparently rare in the West Indies.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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