Blue jack mackerel
📖 Overview
Adults are found at depths ranging from 305 to 368 m in the eastern Ionian Sea . They can be seen up to depth of 370 m . They are confined to neritic zones of island shelves, banks and sea mounts; a schooling species . Known to migrate between the coast of Sahara and the offshore seamounts possibly reaching the Cape Verde Islands . They feed mainly on crustaceans . Eggs are pelagic . Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 138544.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blue jack mackerel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Blue jack mackerel is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range 170 - 370 m . Subtropical; 45°N - 41°S, 32°W - 17°E known from the western part of the Mediterranean Sea.
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Blue jack mackerel is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Per 100g cooked - Source: USDA FoodData Central
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Protein | 18.2 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 267 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Blue jack mackerel has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blue jack mackerel · Blue Scad · horse mackerel · Scad |
| 🏳️Catalan | Sorell fumat |
| 🌍CES | kranas pestrý |
| 🇩🇰Danish | bastardmakrele · Blå hestemakrel |
| 🌍ELL | Μαυροσαύριδο |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | sinipiikkimakrilli |
| 🇫🇷French | Chinchard Bleu · Chinchard du large |
| 🇮🇹Italian | sauru niru · Sugarello nero · Sugarello pittato |
| 🌍MLT | Sawrella kahla |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | blauwe horsmakreel · horsmakreel |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Ostrobok czarny |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Carapao-negrão · Carapau-negrão · chicharro |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Атлантическая океаническая ставрида |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Chicharro · Chicharro de altura · chincharro · Jurel · Jurel de altura · Xurelo |
| 🌍SQI | stavrida e kanalit · stavrida e zeshkët · Stavridh kanali |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | saurel |
| 🌍TUR | istavrit |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 藍竹筴魚 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 21 records indexed .
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