Crozet scad

Trachurus longimanus

Fish Reaching Twenty Two Centimeters in the Atlantic Ocean

Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Medium
Temperate fish

The Crozet scad (Trachurus longimanus) is a species of jack mackerel from the family Carangidae, the jacks, pompanos and trevallies, which is found off oceanic islands and over banks and sea mountains in the south east Atlantic and south western Indian Oceans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Trachurus
Maximum length: 22 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic and Indian Ocean: Tristan da Cunha (Ref. 31996 , 32002 ), Vema Seamount (Ref. 31996 , 32000 ), St. Paul and Amsterdam islands and banks of the West Indian Ridge (Ref. 32001 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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