Blue jack mackerel

The blue jack mackerel (Trachurus picturatus) is a species of mackerel-like fish in the family Carangidae.^[2] Their maximum reported length is 60 cm, with a common length of 25 cm. They are coastal fish found at depths to 370 m off the Bay of Biscay to south Morocco and the western Mediterranean.^[3]

Blue jack mackerel
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Carangoidei
Family:	Carangidae
Genus:	Trachurus
Species:	T. picturatus
Binomial name
Trachurus picturatus (S. Bowdich, 1825)
Synonyms[2]
Trachurus suareus (Risso in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1833)