Japanese scad (Decapterus maruadsi)

Scientific name: Decapterus maruadsi Temminck & Schlegel, 1843

Japanese scad (Decapterus maruadsi)

The Japanese scad (Decapterus maruadsi) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, South China Sea to the Mariana Islands. Reported occurrence in southern Africa could not be confirmed.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30-36; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 25 - 30

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Decapterus maruadsi
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - ? m, usually 0 - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: South China Sea to the Mariana Islands. Reported occurrence in southern Africa could not be confirmed.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.5-1.3; tmax=9)

Sources

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

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