Japanese scad

Decapterus maruadsi

Carangid Fish beneath the South China Sea

Japanese scad is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 30 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Decapterus
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: South China Sea to the Mariana Islands. Reported occurrence in southern Africa could not be confirmed (Ref. 3197 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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