Crozet scad (Trachurus longimanus)

Scientific name: Trachurus longimanus Norman, 1935

Crozet scad (Trachurus longimanus)

The Crozet scad (Trachurus longimanus) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae. Native range: Southeast Atlantic and Indian Ocean, Tristan da Cunha, Vema Seamount, St. Paul and Amsterdam islands and banks of the West Indian Ridge.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trachurus longimanus
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic and Indian Ocean: Tristan da Cunha, Vema Seamount, St. Paul and Amsterdam islands and banks of the West Indian Ridge.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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