horse mackerel
Americannoun
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Sometimes called (US): saurel. Also called: scad. a mackerel-like carangid fish, Trachurus of European Atlantic waters, with a row of bony scales along the lateral line
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any of various large tunnies or related fishes
Etymology
Origin of horse mackerel
First recorded in 1695–1705
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Until December 2025, under UK law, Carangidae species could only be marketed as "jack", "scad", "trevally" or "horse mackerel".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The fishing season for sardines, mackerel and horse mackerel runs, with varying intensity, from May to October.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2024
The model also applies to various fish species that swim with a carangiform or subcarangiform style, such as horse mackerel, trout, salmon, carp, and goldfish.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2023
The trawler vessels catch small fish species, including horse mackerel, sardinella and anchovy, which recent stock assessments have shown are overfished along the Atlantic coast of West Africa.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2022
The bonito is like a large horse mackerel, and is fished for in the same manner as the albicore.
From Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina by Thomas Wilson Lambert
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