A re-evaluation of the life history strategy of Cape horse mackerel, Trachurus capensis in the southern Benguela

Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.The life history strategy of the Cape horse mackerel, Trachurus capensis in the southern Benguela, relating to distribution and reproductive ecology, was re-evaluated. It is possible that certain aspects of the species' life history may have changed since the previous assessment by Barange et al. (1998), as a result in this study, the conceptual hypotheses about the life history of horse mackerel proposed by Barange et al. (1998) were re-evaluated and possible revisions proposed. Distribution patterns were analysed using acoustic and midwater trawl data (1997-2010), and demersal trawl data (1984-2011) collected during biannual surveys of pelagic and demersal fish