Red tail horse mackerel has many names in our country. In some areas, it is directly called horse mackerel, while in some areas it is called wahoo, balang fish, etc., or horse mackerel. This kind of fish is not very common. It is mainly distributed in some coastal areas of our country and has relatively high economic value.

Red tail horse mackerel is a common marine economic fish, also known as balang, wahoo, mountain mackerel, etc. It belongs to the kingdom of animals, the phylum of chordates, the class of bony fishes, the order of perciformes, the family of trevally, and horse mackerel in biological classification It is a general term for fishes. It is widely distributed in the Northwest Pacific region. It has a large yield and good meat quality. It can be sold fresh, pickled or made into dried products.
Red tail horse mackerel body is sub-cylindrical, slightly flattened; tip of snout; upper and lower jaws each have a row of fine teeth; thorax is completely scaly, lateral line is almost straight from the starting point to below the starting point of the second dorsal fin; the lateral line is completely covered with rib scales, Prismatic scales are high and strong; no detached fin; 2 dorsal fins; anal fin and second dorsal fin are of the same shape; pectoral fin is sickle-shaped; pelvic fin is short and pectoral; caudal fin is forked; body back is blue-green or yellow-green, belly silver-white; behind the operculum There is a dark spot above the edge, the dorsal fin is dark, the pectoral fin is light, and the rest of the fins are yellow.