Chilean jack mackerel
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The Chilean jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi), sometimes called the Inca scad or Peruvian jack mackerel, is a species of jack mackerel in the genus Trachurus of the family Carangidae.[3] Since the 1970s, it has become one of the world's more important commercial fish species.[4] High volumes have been harvested, but the fishery may now be in danger of collapsing.[5][6]
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Chilean jack mackerel | |
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A school of about 400 tons of Chilean jack mackerel encircled by a purse seine | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Carangiformes |
Family: | Carangidae |
Genus: | Trachurus |
Species: | T. murphyi |
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Trachurus murphyi Nichols, 1920 | |
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