Yellowtail horse mackerel
| Yellowtail horse mackerel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Carangoidei |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Genus: | Trachurus |
| Species: | T. novaezelandiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachurus novaezelandiae J. Richardson, 1843 | |
The yellowtail horse mackerel (Trachurus novaezelandiae), also known as yakka, is a jack in the family Carangidae found around Australia and New Zealand at depths to 500 m. Its length is up to 50 centimetres (20 in).
The fish is sometimes called yellowtail scad, but this more commonly refers to Atule mate.