Yellowtail horse mackerel (Trachurus novaezelandiae)

Scientific name: Trachurus novaezelandiae Richardson, 1843

Yellowtail horse mackerel (Trachurus novaezelandiae)

The Yellowtail horse mackerel (Trachurus novaezelandiae) is a brackish-water fish of the family Carangidae.

Biology

Occur in coastal waters, including estuaries, mostly in waters shallower than 150 m and warmer than 13?C. Commonly found on the bottom, in midwater and occasionally at the surface, in large schools. Adults are generally found over offshore rocky reefs, while juveniles are generally found in shallow, soft substrate areas. Utilized fresh, smoked, canned and frozen; can be fried, broiled and baked.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trachurus novaezelandiae
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Common length
35.0
Depth range
22–500 m (72–1640 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 22 - 500 m, usually ? - 150 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: Australia and New Zealand waters. Two subpopulations probably exist in the Great Australian Bight and southeastern Australia, respectively, and two species or subspecies in the southeastern group.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; bait: usually
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.30; tm=3-4; tmax=25)

Sources

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

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