---
title: "Yellowtail Scad"
description: "Trachurus novaezelandiae — Peixes. The yellowtail horse mackerel (Trachurus novaezelandiae), also known as yakka, is a jack in the family Carangidae found around Australia and New Zealand at depths to 500 m."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/yellowtail-scad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellowtail Scad

> Trachurus novaezelandiae — Peixes. The yellowtail horse mackerel (Trachurus novaezelandiae), also known as yakka, is a jack in the family Carangidae found around Australia and New Zealand at depths to 500 m.

- Scientific name: *Trachurus novaezelandiae*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2147
- Wikidata: [Q2854875](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2854875)
- iNaturalist taxon: [451739](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/451739)

## Names

- en: Yellowtail Scad
- de: Gelbschwanz-Pferdemakrele
- es: Charrito de Cola Amarillo

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1807), NZ (133)

## Summary

The yellowtail horse mackerel (Trachurus novaezelandiae), also known as yakka, is a jack in the family Carangidae found around Australia and New Zealand at depths to 500 m. 
Its length is up to 50 centimetres (20 in). 
The fish is sometimes called yellowtail scad, but this more commonly refers to Atule mate.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowtail_horse_mackerel

## Photo

![Yellowtail Scad](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellowtail-scad/medium.jpg)

Photo: marsyd · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/156383867

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellowtail-scad?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).