WoRMS taxon details
Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825)
126821 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126821)
accepted
Species
Caranx cuvieri Lowe, 1838 · unaccepted
Caranx melanosaurus Cocco, 1839 · unaccepted
Caranx suareus Risso, 1833 · unaccepted
Seriola picturata Bowdich, 1825 · unaccepted
Trachurus fallax de Brito Capello, 1867 · unaccepted (synonym)
Trachurus melanosaurus (Cocco, 1839) · unaccepted (synonym)
Trachurus rissoi Giglioli, 1880 · unaccepted
Trachurus suareus (Risso, 1833) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Trachurus picturatus aleevi Rytov & Razumovskaya, 1984 accepted as Trachurus longimanus (Norman, 1935) (synonym)
- Subspecies Trachurus picturatus australis Nani, 1950 accepted as Trachurus lathami Nichols, 1920
- Subspecies Trachurus picturatus murphyi Nichols, 1920 accepted as Trachurus murphyi Nichols, 1920
- Subspecies Trachurus picturatus symmetricus (Ayres, 1855) accepted as Trachurus symmetricus (Ayres, 1855)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Seriola picturata Bowdich, 1825) Bowdich, S. L. (1825). Fishes of Madeira. <em>In: T. E. Bowdich. Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo during the autumn of 1823, while on his third voyage to Africa. London. i-xii + 1-278, 11 pls. + 10 pls.</em> Pp. 121-125 and 233-238.
page(s): 123, Fig. 27 [details]
page(s): 123, Fig. 27 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126821 on 2026-05-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Caranx cuvieri Lowe, 1838) Lowe, R. T. (1838). A synopsis of the fishes of Madeira; with the principal synonyms, Portuguese names, and characters of the new genera and species. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> v. 2 (pt 3, art. 14): 173-200. [details]
original description (of Caranx suareus Risso, 1833) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i-xxix + 3 pp. + 1-512, Pls. 246-279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-198, 330-359, 372-427; Valenciennes the balance. i-xxiv + 1-379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429-512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4427517 [details]
original description (of Seriola picturata Bowdich, 1825) Bowdich, S. L. (1825). Fishes of Madeira. <em>In: T. E. Bowdich. Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo during the autumn of 1823, while on his third voyage to Africa. London. i-xii + 1-278, 11 pls. + 10 pls.</em> Pp. 121-125 and 233-238.
page(s): 123, Fig. 27 [details]
original description (of Trachurus fallax de Brito Capello, 1867) de Brito Capello, F. (1867). Catalogo dos peixes de Portugal que existem no Museu de Lisboa. <em>Jornal do Sciências Mathemáticas, Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa.</em> v. 1 (no. 4): 307-313.
page(s): 310 [details]
original description (of Caranx melanosaurus Cocco, 1839) Cocco, A. (1839). Ittiologia. [Sopra un nuovo genere di pesci della famiglia de' Centrolofini e di una nuova specie di Trachurus.]. <em>L' Innominato, Giornale di Amena Letteratura e Belle Arti Anno.</em> 3 (no. 7): 56-59.
page(s): 58 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Caranx suareus Risso, 1833) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i-xxix + 3 pp. + 1-512, Pls. 246-279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-198, 330-359, 372-427; Valenciennes the balance. i-xxiv + 1-379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429-512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4427517 [details]
original description (of Seriola picturata Bowdich, 1825) Bowdich, S. L. (1825). Fishes of Madeira. <em>In: T. E. Bowdich. Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo during the autumn of 1823, while on his third voyage to Africa. London. i-xii + 1-278, 11 pls. + 10 pls.</em> Pp. 121-125 and 233-238.
page(s): 123, Fig. 27 [details]
original description (of Trachurus fallax de Brito Capello, 1867) de Brito Capello, F. (1867). Catalogo dos peixes de Portugal que existem no Museu de Lisboa. <em>Jornal do Sciências Mathemáticas, Physicas e Naturaes, Lisboa.</em> v. 1 (no. 4): 307-313.
page(s): 310 [details]
original description (of Caranx melanosaurus Cocco, 1839) Cocco, A. (1839). Ittiologia. [Sopra un nuovo genere di pesci della famiglia de' Centrolofini e di una nuova specie di Trachurus.]. <em>L' Innominato, Giornale di Amena Letteratura e Belle Arti Anno.</em> 3 (no. 7): 56-59.
page(s): 58 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (MSBIAS)
MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | stavrida e zeshkëtstavrida e kanalit | [details] |
| Danish | bastardmakrele | [details] |
| Dutch | horsmakreelblauwe horsmakreel | [details] |
| English | horse mackerelblue jack mackerel | [details] |
| French | chinchard du large | [details] |
| Italian | sauru niru | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Μαυροσαύριδο | [details] |
| Portuguese | chicharro | [details] |
| Spanish | jurel de alturachincharro | [details] |
| Swedish | saurel | [details] |
| Turkish | istavrit | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (50 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Caranx cuvieri Lowe, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Trachurus melanosaurus (Cocco, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Trachurus suareus (Risso, 1833))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Caranx suareus Risso, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Seriola picturata Bowdich, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Trachurus fallax de Brito Capello, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Trachurus rissoi Giglioli, 1880)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trachurus picturatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Seriola picturata Bowdich, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx suareus Risso, 1833)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx cuvieri Lowe, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachurus suareus (Risso, 1833))
To Fishbase (from synonym Caranx melanosaurus Cocco, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachurus melanosaurus (Cocco, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Trachurus rissoi Giglioli, 1880)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachurus fallax de Brito Capello, 1867)
To GenBank (751 nucleotides; 513 proteins) (from synonym Seriola picturata Bowdich, 1825)
To GenBank (751 nucleotides; 513 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachurus picturatus RAD117801-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachurus picturatus RAD117802-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Caranx cuvieri Lowe, 1838)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Trachurus melanosaurus (Cocco, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Trachurus suareus (Risso, 1833))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Caranx suareus Risso, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Seriola picturata Bowdich, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications) (from synonym Trachurus fallax de Brito Capello, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Trachurus rissoi Giglioli, 1880)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Trachurus picturatus)
To FishBase (from synonym Seriola picturata Bowdich, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx suareus Risso, 1833)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx cuvieri Lowe, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachurus suareus (Risso, 1833))
To Fishbase (from synonym Caranx melanosaurus Cocco, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachurus melanosaurus (Cocco, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Trachurus rissoi Giglioli, 1880)
To FishBase (from synonym Trachurus fallax de Brito Capello, 1867)
To GenBank (751 nucleotides; 513 proteins) (from synonym Seriola picturata Bowdich, 1825)
To GenBank (751 nucleotides; 513 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachurus picturatus RAD117801-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Trachurus picturatus RAD117802-001)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
