Yellowtail scad (Atule mate)

Scientific name: Atule mate Cuvier, 1833

Yellowtail scad (Atule mate)

The Yellowtail scad (Atule mate) is a brackish-water fish of the family Carangidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea and the east coast of Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and Samoa, north to Japan, south to the Arafura Sea and northern Australia.

Biology

Inhabit mangroves and coastal bays. Form schools, or singly. Pelagic. Mainly diurnal. Feed on crustaceans and cephalopods. Fast swimming in midwater in pursuit of zooplankton.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Atule mate
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
26.0
Depth range
1–80 m (3–262 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 80 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and the east coast of Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and Samoa, north to Japan, south to the Arafura Sea and northern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.58-1.00; Fec=63,000-161,000 (batch fecundity))

Sources

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

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