Jack Mackerel
Trachurus murphyi
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: DD - Data Deficient - not enough data to assess extinction risk
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Carangiformes
- Family
- Carangidae
- Genus
- Trachurus
Where to Find
Found in 5 diving areas across 4 countries and 3 regions.
- Bay of Islands, New Zealand - 2 records
- Fiordland, New Zealand - 74 records
- Cocos Island, Costa Rica - 1 records
- Juan Fernandez Islands, Chile - 5 records
- Lima & Palomino Islands, Peru - 6 records