Fish of the Trachurus (jack mackerels or saurels) genus of the subfamily Caranginae of the Carangidae family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Mediterranean horse mackerel. Photo by © Achille De Sanctis. fishbase.org)
Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus) was first described in 1868 by the Austrian zoologist Franz Steindachner (1834-1919).
It is a pelagic schooling species. It inhabits the depths of up to 500 meters, usually up to 250 meters. The maximum recorded length is 60 cm; specimens up to 30 cm long are more common. It feeds on fish and small crustaceans.
(Mediterranean horse mackerel. Photo by © Achille De Sanctis. fishbase.org)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus) in other languages as follows:
Stavrida mesdhetare (Albanian), Черноморски сафрид (Chernomorski safrid) (Bulgarian), Ασπροσαύριδο (Asprosavrido) (Greek), Trakhon mazuy (Hebrew), Jurel mediterráneo (Spanish), Sugarello maggiore (Italian), Mittelmeer-Bastardmakrele (German), Ostrobok śródziemnomorski (Polish), Средиземноморская ставрида (Sredizemnomorskaja stavrida) (Russian), Carapau (Portuguese), Šarun mediteransky, Šnjur mali, Sarun pučinar (Serbian, Croatian), Sredozemski šur (Slovenian), Sarıkuyruk istavrit (Turkish), Chinchard à queue jaune (French).