The greenback horse mackerel or greenback scad (''Trachurus declivis'') is a species of
jack
Jack may refer to:
Places
* Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community
* Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community
* Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA
People and fictional characters
* Jack (given name), a male given name, ...
in the family
Carangidae
The Carangidae are a family of ray-finned fish which includes the jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, runners, and scads. It is the largest of the six families included within the order Carangiformes. Some authorities classify it as the only family ...
, found around western and southern
Australia
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, and around
New Zealand
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, from the surface to depths of 460 m. Its length is up to 64 cm.
Its common name derives from the legend that other smaller species of fish could ride on its back over great distances. It is an important commercial fish and sports fishing quarry although it has strong tasting flesh.
Fisheries
References
Further reading
*
''Phallomedusa solida'' (Martens, 1878)Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982)
greenback horse mackerel
The greenback horse mackerel or greenback scad (''Trachurus declivis'') is a species of jack in the family Carangidae, found around western and southern Australia, and around New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island coun ...
Marine fish of Southern Australia
Marine fish of New Zealand
Taxa named by Leonard Jenyns
greenback horse mackerel
The greenback horse mackerel or greenback scad (''Trachurus declivis'') is a species of jack in the family Carangidae, found around western and southern Australia, and around New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island coun ...
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