Atlantic horse mackerel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Atlantic horse mackerel lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Trachurus trachurus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Africa, Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Carangiformes
Family	Carangidae

Where does the Atlantic horse mackerel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Atlantic horse mackerel in 15 countries and territories across Africa and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Atlantic horse mackerel endangered?

The Atlantic horse mackerel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Atlantic horse mackerel?

The Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Carangiformes and the family Carangidae, genus Trachurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Atlantic horse mackerel

The Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus), also known as the European horse mackerel or common scad, is a species of jack mackerel in the family Carangidae, which includes the jacks, pompanos and trevallies. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off Europe and Africa and into the south-eastern Indian Ocean. It is an important species in commercial fisheries and is listed as a Vulnerable species on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Atlantic horse mackerel (revision 1367186976), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q842956 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).