日本竹䇲鱼，又称真鲹，**俗名为巴拢、瓜仔鱼、竹荚鱼，为辐鳍鱼纲鲈形目鲈亚目鲹科的其中一个种。

本鱼分布于西北太平洋区，包括中国东海、黄海、韩国、日本、**等海域。

The Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus) is a species named after mackerel in the family Carangidae. Their maximum reported length is 50 cm (20 in) with a common length of 35 cm (14 in). They have a maximum reported weight of 0.66 kg (1.5 lb) and a maximum reported age of 12 years. They are found around the coast of Japan, apart from Okinawa Island, usually on sandy bottoms of 50–275 m (164–902 ft) deep. They feed mainly on small crustaceans such as copepods, and shrimps and small fish. They are similar to the yellowtail horse mackerel around New Zealand and Australia, apart from having more gill rakers and larger eyes.