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Mediterranean horse mackerel
Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868)
AnimalsVertebratesBony fish swimming in open water
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East Atlantic
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- ScadBritish English
- Mittelmeer-BastardmakreleGerman (Germany)
- Mittelmeer-StöckerGerman (Germany)
- ChicharroEuropean Spanish
- Jurel mediterráneoEuropean Spanish
- XureloEuropean Spanish
- Chinchard à queue jauneFrench (France)
- Chinchard méditerranéenFrench (France)
- GasconFrench (France)
- Maquereau bâtardFrench (France)
- SaurelFrench (France)
- SeverauFrench (France)
- Sauru jancuItalian (Italy)
- Sugarello maggioreItalian (Italy)
- SuroItalian (Italy)
Other invalid scientific names
- Caranx trachurus mediterraneus
- Suareus furnestini
- Trachurus furnestini
- Trachurus mediterraneus mediterraneus (
- Trachurus mediterraneus ponticus
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Sources
- DIDIERLAURENT Sylvie, ANDRÉ Frédéric in : DORIS, 02/04/2019 : Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2124
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/498
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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