鲈形目，鲈亚目鲹科鱼类，也称马鲭鱼。这种鱼为中上层洄游性鱼类，游泳迅速，喜欢结群聚集，有趋光特性。广泛分布于我国沿海及朝鲜、日本沿海等水域，也在太平洋、大西洋均有分布，现已成为世界主捕鱼种之一。竹荚鱼是有较高经济价值的鱼类。
学名：Trachurus
英文名：Scad
This species belongs to the family of carangidae ,order of perciformes.This kind of fish is the middle and upper middle class migratory fish, swimming fast with phototropism characteristic.It is widely distributed in coastal areas of China and the coastal areas of Korea and Japan,also in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.It has become one of the world's main fishing species with high economic value.