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Rough Scad
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Rough Scad

Trachurus lathami Nichols, 1920

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRough Scad
Dutch—
SpanishCharrito garretón
Chinese粗鳞竹䇲鱼
Scientific nameTrachurus lathami Nichols, 1920

About this species

Trachurus lathami is a species of fish in the family Carangidae and the genus Trachurus, the jack mackerels. Common names include rough scad and horse mackerel in English, as well as chinchard frappeur (French), chicharro garretón (Spanish), jurel (in Argentina and Uruguay), and carapau, garaçuma, surel, and xixarro (in Brazil). It is native to parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, including seas off the eastern coasts of North and South America and the Gulf of Mexico.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyCarangidae
GenusTrachurus

In Suriname

10Records in Suriname
1957First record
1986Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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