Greenback horse mackerel
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The greenback horse mackerel or greenback scad (Trachurus declivis) is a species of jack in the family Carangidae, found around western and southern Australia, and around New Zealand, from the surface to depths of 460 m. Its length is up to 64 cm.[1]
Its common name derives from the legend that other smaller species of fish could ride on its back over great distances. It is an important commercial fish and sports fishing quarry although it has strong tasting flesh.[2]
Fisheries
Commercial capture of greenback horse mackerel
in tonnes from 1950 to 2009 [3]
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References
Further reading
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- Phallomedusa solida (Martens, 1878) Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) Template:ISBN
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- ↑ Trachurus declivis (Jenyns, 1841) FAO, Species Fact Sheet. Retrieved 13 March 2012.