Blue jack mackerel (Trachurus picturatus)

Scientific name: Trachurus picturatus Bowdich, 1825

Blue jack mackerel (Trachurus picturatus)

The Blue jack mackerel (Trachurus picturatus) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae.

Biology

Depth range from 305-368 m in the eastern Ionian Sea. Up to depth of 370m. Confined to neritic zones of island shelves, banks and sea mounts; a schooling species. Known to migrate between the coast of Sahara and the offshore seamounts possibly reaching the Cape Verde Islands. Feed mainly on crustaceans. Eggs are pelagic.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trachurus picturatus
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
305–370 m (1001–1214 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 305 - 370 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: southern Bay of Biscay to southern Morocco including Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Tristan de Cunha and Gough Islands. Also known from the western part of the Mediterranean Sea. Reported from Mauritania.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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