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horse mackerel

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horse mackerel

Marine bony fish. They have a compressed oblong body covered with small scales and grow to about 70 cm/27.5 in in length.

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Horse mackerel are in the genus Trachurus, belonging to the family Carangidae in the order Perciformes, class Osteichthyes.
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Straddling and highly migratory fish stocks - which also include billfish, marlins, swordfish, oceanic sharks, horse mackerel and squid - inhabit both coastal areas and the high seas at various times during their life cycles.
High seas fishing by UN Chronicle
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