Cape horse mackerel

Cape horse mackerel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Trachurus
Species:
T. capensis
Binomial name
Trachurus capensis
Castelnau, 1861

The Cape horse mackerel (Trachurus capensis) is a mackerel-like species in the family Carangidae.[2] It is a pelagic species of the south eastern Atlantic Ocean which is a target of fisheries, mainly as bycatch.

  1. ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Carpenter, K.E.; Borsa, P.; Obota, C.; Yahya, S.; Jiddawi, N. (2018). "Trachurus capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T21113101A43156455. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T21113101A43156455.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Trachurus capensis (Castelnau, 1861)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 March 2012.