Amberstripe scad (Decapterus muroadsi)

Scientific name: Decapterus muroadsi Temminck & Schlegel, 1844

The Amberstripe scad (Decapterus muroadsi) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae.

Biology

Pelagic. Forms schools. Feeds mainly on planktonic invertebrates. Marketed fresh and salted or dried.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Scientific name: Decapterus muroadsi
Family: Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 50.0
Common length: 30.0
Depth range: 1–320 m (3–1050 ft)
Environment: Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 1 - 320 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: St. Helena Island. Remnant populations in Indo-West Pacific from Japan, Australia, and Hawaii. St Helena specimens differ from the Pacific specimens in having slightly fewer gill rakers, and pending additional study perhaps should be recognized as a separate subspecies. Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico (including the Revillagigedo Islands) and the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: commercial; bait: usually
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Last updated 27 September 2026