Karagöz istavriti

Trachurus trachurus
#nm_0248📍 Turkish Black Sea
Language
Turkish
Measurement
1530 cm
Transliteration
Karagoez istavriti
IPA
/kaɾaɟøz istavɾit/

Compound: karagöz + istavrit karagöz: black-eye, istavrit: horse mackerel (from Greek)

Atlantic horse mackerel (common scad), a jack of the family Carangidae. Slender, laterally compressed body with a large head, two dorsal fins, and a distinctive curved row of bony scutes along the flank; dark blue above with silvery sides and a dark spot on the gill cover. A migratory, shoaling, benthopelagic fish of the eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea, usually over sandy bottoms at 100-200 m; commonly ~25 cm, max ~60 cm.

Progression

Karagöz istavriti15–30 cm
⚠️ Often confused with: Sarıkanat istavriti (Trachurus mediterraneus)