Trachurus mediterraneus Mediterranean horse mackerel

Trachurus mediterraneus is commonly referred to as Mediterranean horse mackerel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pas pour l'aquarium!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6591 

AphiaID:

126820 

Scientific:

Trachurus mediterraneus 

German:

Mittelmeer-Bastardmakrele 

English:

Mediterranean Horse Mackerel 

Category:

Carangues 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Carangidae (Family) > Trachurus (Genus) > mediterraneus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Steindachner, ), 1868 

Occurrence:

West Sahara, Straße von Gibraltar, Russland, Tunesien, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, Bay of Biscay, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, Israel, Madeira, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea 

Size:

7.87" - 23.62" (20cm - 60cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Clams, Copepods, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Fish eggs, Fish larvae, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Phytoplankton, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Sepia, Snails, Worms, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Pas pour l'aquarium! 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

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
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-01-11 19:22:28 

Last edit:

2014-01-11 19:22:28 

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