Chilean jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi)

Scientific name: Trachurus murphyi Nichols, 1920

Chilean jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi)

The Chilean jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae. Native range: Southeast Pacific, off Peru and Chile. Reported from Ecuador. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Southwest Atlantic: southern Argentina.

Biology

Found in the shore and open oceanic waters. Forms schools. Feeds mainly on fish larvae and small crustaceans. Marketed fresh. Utilized canned for human consumption and also made into fishmeal.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trachurus murphyi
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
70.0
Common length
45.0
Depth range
10–306 m (33–1004 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous; depth range 10 - 306 m, usually 10 - 70 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Southeast Pacific: off Peru and Chile. Reported from Ecuador. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Southwest Atlantic: southern Argentina
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.09-0.11; tmax=16)

Sources

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

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