Cape horse mackerel
| Cape horse mackerel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Carangoidei |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Genus: | Trachurus |
| Species: | T. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachurus capensis Castelnau, 1861 | |
The Cape horse mackerel (Trachurus capensis) is a mackerel-like species in the family Carangidae. It is a pelagic species of the south eastern Atlantic Ocean which is a target of fisheries, mainly as bycatch.