Trachurus novaezelandiae Richardson, 1843
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Trachurus novaezelandiae Richardson, 1843
- Name authority
- Richardson, 1843
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Carangiformes
- Family
- Carangidae
- Genus
- Trachurus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCarangiformes
- familyCarangidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusTrachurus Rafinesque, 1810
- speciesTrachurus novaezelandiae Richardson, 1843
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Trachurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese horse mackerelTrachurus japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| rough scadTrachurus lathami Nichols, 1920 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Crozet scadTrachurus longimanus (Norman, 1935) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chilean jack mackerelTrachurus murphyi Nichols, 1920 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blue jack mackerelTrachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cunene horse mackerelTrachurus trecae Cadenat, 1950 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cape horse mackerelTrachurus capensis Castelnau, 1861 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| greenback horse mackerelTrachurus declivis (Jenyns, 1841) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| African scadTrachurus delagoa Nekrasov, 1970 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arabian scadTrachurus indicus Nekrasov, 1966 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mediterranean horse mackerelTrachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pacific jack mackerelTrachurus symmetricus (Ayres, 1855) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Trachurus mccullochi Nichols, 1920 Nichols, 1920 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Richardson, J. (1843). Report on the present state of the ichthyology of New Zealand. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, v. 12 (12th meeting [1842]): 12–30. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:57PKW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.