Cape Horse Mackerel

Trachurus capensis Castelnau 1861

are eaten by

• Global Biotic Interactions: Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith 1834) (Scalloped Hammerhead)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber 1775) (Afro-Australian Fur Seal)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758 (common seal, harbour seal)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Triakis megalopterus (Smith 1839) (Spotted Gully Shark)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Merluccius capensis Castelnau 1861 (Shallow-water Cape Hake)

are preyed upon by

• Global Biotic Interactions: Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther 1870) (Bronze Whaler)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus 1758) (Smooth Hammerhead)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Merluccius capensis Castelnau 1861 (Shallow-water Cape Hake)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre 1788) (Deepwater Spiny Dogfish)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Triakis megalopterus (Smith 1839) (Spotted Gully Shark)

prey on

• Global Biotic Interactions: Diaphus meadi Nafpaktitis 1978 (Mead's lanternfish)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Diaphus hudsoni Zurbrigg & Scott 1976 (Hudson's lanternfish)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Lampanyctus australis Tåning 1932 (Southern lanternfish)