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'Jack mackerels' are marine fishes in the '''Trachurus''' genus of the Carangidae family. The type species of the genus is the Atlantic horse mackerel, ''Trachurus trachurus''. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek word ''trachys'', meaning "rough", and the Greek word ''oura'', meaning "tail".
It is often used in Japanese cuisine, where it is called "aji".

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Species

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Species

★ ''Trachurus aleevi'' Rytov & Razumovskaya, 1984.

★ Cape horse mackerel, ''Trachurus capensis'' Castelnau, 1861.

★ Greenback horse mackerel, ''Trachurus declivis'' (Jenyns, 1841).

★ African scad, ''Trachurus delagoa'' Nekrasov, 1970.

★ Arabian scad, ''Trachurus indicus'' (Cuvier, 1833).

★ Japanese jack mackerel, ''Trachurus japonicus'' (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844).

★ Rough scad, ''Trachurus lathami'' Nichols, 1920.

★ Crozet scad, ''Trachurus longimanus'' (Norman, 1935).

★ Mediterranean horse mackerel, ''Trachurus mediterraneus'' Steindachner, 1868.

★ Inca scad, ''Trachurus murphyi'' Nichols, 1920.

★ Yellowtail horse mackerel, ''Trachurus novaezelandiae'' Richardson, 1843.

★ Blue jack mackerel, ''Trachurus picturatus'' (Bowdich, 1825).

★ Pacific jack mackerel, ''Trachurus symmetricus'' (Ayres, 1855).

★ Atlantic horse mackerel, ''Trachurus trachurus'' (Linnaeus, 1758).

★ Cunene horse mackerel, ''Trachurus trecae'' Cadenat, 1950.

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