Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
- Main name: Mediterranean horse mackerel
- Local names: Black Sea horse mackerel, Mediterranean scad
- Climates: Subtropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Europe, Asia
- Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Black sea, Adriatic Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Aegean Sea
Classification
- Genus: Trachurus - Horse mackerels
- Family: Carangidae - Jacks
- Order: Carangiformes - Jacks
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes