Species

Trachurus symmetricus (Pacific jack mackerel)

Trachurus symmetricus. Photo: (c) BJ Stacey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The Pacific jack mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus) (also known as the Californian jack mackerel or simply jack mackerel), is an abundant species of pelagic marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The species is distributed along the western coast of North America, ranging from Alaska in the north to the Gulf of California in the south, inhabiting both offshore and inshore environments. The Pacific jack mackerel is a moderately large fish, growing to a maximum recorded length…

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