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Chilean Jack Mackerel

Trachurus murphyi

57 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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23 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Chile.January 0, February 1, March 1, April 1, May 1, June 3, July 2, August 0, September 0, October 0, November 0, December 0.
Chile9
Peru8
Región de Valparaíso7
Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima3
Arequipa3
Lima2
Región de Coquimbo1
Región del Bío-Bío1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderJacks, Flounders, Barracudas, and Allies · Carangiformes
FamilyJacks · Carangidae
GenusJack Mackerels · Trachurus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Chilean Jack Mackerel with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.