Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus), also known as the European horse mackerel or common scad, is a species of jack mackerel in the family Carangidae, which includes the jacks, pompanos and trevallies. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off Europe and Africa and into the south-eastern Indian Ocean. It is an important species in commercial fisheries and is listed as a Vulnerable species on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Wikipedia contributors, Atlantic horse mackerel; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:39:03.385030+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- Atlantic horse mackerel
- 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 trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 |
| Trachurus novaezelandiae Richardson, 1843 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Scomber trachurus Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Trachurus europaeus Gronow, 1854 Gronow, 1854 | synonym |
| Trachurus vulgaris Fleming, 1828 Fleming, 1828 | synonym |
| Trachurus saurus Rafinesque, 1810 Rafinesque, 1810 | synonym |
| Caranx trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126822 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:57PL7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.