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Trachurus symmetricus (Ayres, 1855)

Pacific jack mackerel
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Trachurus: Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335);  symmetricus: From symmetricus which means regularly formed - referring to the rough tail (Ref. 6885).
  More on author: Ayres.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 400 m.   Subtropical; 65°N - 13°N

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