jack mackerel

jack mackerel

n. Any of various carangid fishes of the genus Trachurus, especially T. symmetricus of eastern Pacific coastal waters, valued for food and game.

jack′ mack`erel

n. an edible carangid fish, Trachurus symmetricus, of the Pacific North American coast, resembling a mackerel. Also called horse mackerel. [1880–85, Amer.]

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jack mackerel - a California food fish Trachurus symmetricus, saurel, horse mackerel, Spanish mackerelscad - any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae