Trachurus picturatus Blue jack mackerel

Trachurus picturatus is commonly referred to as Blue jack mackerel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!.

Dr. Robert A. Patzner, Österreich

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Scientific:: Trachurus picturatus
German:: Blauer Stöcker, Stachelmakrele
English:: Blue Jack Mackerel

Category:: Jacks and Pompanos

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Carangidae (Family) > Trachurus (Genus) > picturatus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bowdich, ), 1825

Occurrence:: Azores, East Africa, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Madeira, Portugal, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea
Size:: 9.84" - 23.62" (25cm - 60cm)
Temperature:: 64.4 °F - 78.8 °F (18°C - 26°C)
Food:: Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Predatory, Schrimps
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Trachurus capensis
Trachurus declivis
Trachurus delagoa
Trachurus indicus
Trachurus japonicus
Trachurus lathami
Trachurus longimanus
Trachurus mediterraneus
Mittelmeer-Bastardmakrele
Trachurus murphyi
Trachurus novaezelandiae
Forellenmakrele
Trachurus picturatus
Blauer Stöcker, Stachelmakrele
Trachurus symmetricus
Pazifische Stachelmakrele
Trachurus trachurus
Bastardmakrele, Holzmakrele, Stöcker
Trachurus trecae

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-08-12 17:31:45
Last edit:: 2012-08-12 17:31:45

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(Bowdich, 1825)

Eastern Atlantic: southern Bay of Biscay to southern Morocco including Azores, Madeira , Canary Islands, Tristan de Cunha and Gough Islands. Also known from the western part of the Mediterranean Sea. Reported from Mauritania.

Depth range from 305-368 m in the eastern Ionian Sea. Up to depth of 370m. Confined to neritic zones of island shelves, banks and sea mounts; a schooling species. Known to migrate between the coast of Sahara and the offshore seamounts possibly reaching the Cape Verde Islands.
Feed mainly on crustaceans.
Eggs are pelagic

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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