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Cunene Horse Mackerel

Trachurus trecae Cadenat 1950

Diagnostic Description

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Body elongate, fairly compressed. Head large; posterior end of upper jaw reaching anterior margin of eye; lower jaw projected. Maxilla large, wide, not covered by lachrymal. Adipose eyelid well developed. Small nostrils closely situated each other, anterior nostril oval and posterior nostril crescent. A distinct notch on posterior margin of opercle. Dorsal accessory lateral line terminating below spines 1-6 of dorsal fin. Gillrakers, including rudiments, 37-45 on lower limb of first gill arch. Shoulder girdle (cleithrum) margin smooth, without papillae. First dorsal fin with 8 spines and I + 28-33. Anal fin with I + 24-29 preceded by 2 strong spines. Pelvic fin (I,5) moderate in size, originating below end of pectoral fin base. Scales in curved lateral line 35-43, expanded dorsolaterally and scute-like; in straight lateral line 33-38 scutes; total scales and scutes 71-78. Colour no distinctive markings except for a small black opercular spot on edge near upper angle. Upper part of body and top of head dusky to nearly black or grey to bluish green; lower two thirds of body and head usually paler, whitish to silvery.

Distribution

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Eastern central Atlantic, reported from Morocco (rare); generally along African coast from Mauritania to Angola.

Size

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Maximum attains, at least 35 cm fork length; but unconfirmed reports indicate maximum total length up to 80 cm.

Brief Summary

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Bentopelagic (a schooling species). Usually occuring near bottom (15°-22° C)between 20 and 100 m depths;also sometimes pelagic and near surface at times.Feeds primarily on crustaceans.

Benefits

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The catch of this species reported from the area in 1977 totalled about 207.000 t (U.S.S.R. only). The total catch reported for this species to FAO for 1999 was 81 692 t. The countries with the largest catches were Angola (47 719 t) and Russian Federation (33 973 t). Caught commercially with pelagic trawl and bottom trawl and purse seines, traps and on line gear. Utilized fresh, frozen, dried salted, canned and smoked.

Trophic Strategy

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Pelagic or near the bottom at depths from 20 to 100 m, and near surface at times. Feeds primarily on crustaceans.
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Biology

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Adults are sometimes found near the surface. They form schools (Ref. 2683). Commercial fishing trawlers catch this species at depths up to 650 m (J. Luyben, pers. Comm. 10/02). Adults feed mainly on crustaceans (Ref. 4233). Eggs are pelagic (Ref. 4233).
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Importance

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fisheries: highly commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: reliable: based on ex-vessel price for this species
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Cunene horse mackerel

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The Cunene horse mackerel (Trachurus trecae) is a species named after mackerel in the family Carangidae.[2] Their maximum reported length is 35 cm, and the maximum reported weight is 2.0 kg.[3] This species occurs inn the eastern Atlantic from Morocco south to Angola.[3]

Fisheries

Capture of Cunene horse mackerel in tonnes from 1950 to 2009 [4]

Notes

  1. ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Montiero, V.; Camara, K.; Sidibe, A.; Sylla, M. (2015). "Trachurus trecae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T21113110A43157620. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T21113110A43157620.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Trachurus trecae (Cadenat, 1950)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Trachurus trecae" in FishBase. March 2012 version.
  4. ^ Trachurus trecae (Cadenat, 1949) FAO, Species Fact Sheet. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
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Cunene horse mackerel: Brief Summary

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The Cunene horse mackerel (Trachurus trecae) is a species named after mackerel in the family Carangidae. Their maximum reported length is 35 cm, and the maximum reported weight is 2.0 kg. This species occurs inn the eastern Atlantic from Morocco south to Angola.

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