Arabian scad (Trachurus indicus)

Scientific name: Trachurus indicus Nekrasov, 1966

Arabian scad (Trachurus indicus)

The Arabian scad (Trachurus indicus) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Pakistan and the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Suez and southward to Somalia. Also reported from Saya de Malha Bank.

Biology

Reported not to occur in water colder than 20?C or where the oxygen saturation is below 30%. Feeds on small crustaceans and fish fry.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trachurus indicus
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Common length
20.0
Depth range
20–100 m (66–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Pakistan and the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Suez and southward to Somalia. Also reported from Saya de Malha Bank.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.39; tm=1.8-2.2; tmax=13)

Sources

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

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