The genus Trachurus was defined in 1810 by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz, who called the type species Trachurus saurus. Taxonomists later determined that T. saurus was in fact the same species as one described earlier as Scomber trachurus, defined in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus. Under the rules of binomial nomenclature, that species is now known as Trachurus trachurus, commonly known as the Atlantic horse mackerel.
Bár… a Atlanti Tangar keleti felétől egészen a Fekete-tengerig éldegél, az angol saját nézetből mégis rövidlátón csak Atlantic horse mackerel gyanánt ‘Atlanti ló-makréla’-nak nevezi. . c Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea.
It is often used in Japanese cuisine, where it is called aji, in Turkish cuisine, where it is called istavrit, and in Portuguese Cuisine, where it is called carapau.
İstavrit, Carangidae familyasından Trachurus cinsini oluşturan balık türlerine verilen ad.