Jack Mackerel
Trachurus symmetricus
The bluefish is the only extant species of the family Pomatomidae. It is a marine pelagic fish found around the world in temperate and subtropical waters, except for the northern Pacific Ocean.
Pacific jack mackerel is canned much like salmon, packed with salt and water, and tastes close to canned sardines. It can stand in for salmon or tuna in recipes. Across the genus it's eaten widely, including as aji in Japan, carapau in Portugal, and istavrit in Turkey.
Pacific jack mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus) lives along the west coast of North America from Alaska down to the Gulf of California. It uses inshore and offshore waters, ranging up to 600 miles out and down to about 400 meters, but it also comes into bays and very shallow water.
Also known as
- Pacific jack mackerel
- Californian jack mackerel
- Saurel
Kosher Jack Mackerel in foreign languages
| Scientific | Trachurus symmetricus |
| Hebrew | גומבר טורף |
| Arabic | سمكة زرقاء |
| Spanish | Anchoa de Banco |
| French | Coupe-fil |
| German | Blaufisch |
| Greek | Γοφάρι |
| Russian | Луфарь |
| Turkish | Lüfer |
| Chinese | 扁鰺 |
| Japanese | オキスズキ |
| Korean | 파란농어 |
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- Kosher. Jack mackerel (Trachurus) has fins and scales.
- Lower mercury than tuna, since it's a smaller fish and not a top predator.
- Before 1948 it was called the horse mackerel, so old references mix the two names.