| Yellowtail horse mackerel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Genus: | Trachurus |
| Species: | T. novaezelandiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Trachurus novaezelandiae J. Richardson, 1843
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The yellowtail horse mackerel (Trachurus novaezelandiae), also known as yakka,[2] is a jack in the family Carangidae found around Australia and New Zealand at depths to 500 m. Its length is up to 50 centimetres (20 in).[3]
The fish is sometimes called yellowtail scad, but this more commonly refers to Atule mate.[2]
- ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Borsa, P.; Carpenter, K.E.; Jiddawi, N.; Obota, C.; Yahya, S. (2018). "Trachurus novaezelandiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T20437921A65928000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T20437921A65928000.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Trachurus novaezelandiae".
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trachurus novaezelandiae". FishBase. August 2019 version.