Enables benzoate-CoA ligase activity; butyrate-CoA ligase activity; and decanoate-CoA ligase activity. Acts upstream of or within fatty acid biosynthetic process. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in lung and urinary system. Orthologous to human ACSM1 (acyl-CoA synthetase medium chain family member 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]