Mediterranean mackerel

As a result, the commercial fish catches decreased this especially refers to the planktivorous fishes that are food competitors of M. leidyi such as the anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus ponticus, the Mediterranean horse mackerel Trachurus mediterraneus ponticus, and, to a lesser extent, the sprat Sprattus... 

North and Mediterranean Seas and the Atlantic Ocean. It is a fatty fish (cf. Table 13.5), which is marketed salted and dried, smoked, or canned in edible oil, brine or tomato sauce. Tuna meat is also a common delicatessen item (tuna paste, sausages, rolls, etc.). The Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus) is of great importance, as are the chub or Pacific mackerel S. japonicus) and the blue Australian mackerel S. australa-sicus). Mackerel are sold whole, gutted or ungutted or filleted, frozen, smoked, salted, pickle-salted (Boston mackerel), etc. 

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