Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae Jacks and pompanos
Subfamily: Caranginae
Genus: Decapterus

(See list of species below)

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10 species (see list below)

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Photo by Suzuki, T.

Decapterus akaadsi
[]

Photo by Denny, C.

Decapterus koheru
[Koheru]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Decapterus kurroides
[Redtail scad]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Decapterus macarellus
[Mackerel scad]

Photo by Khalaf, M.A.

Decapterus macrosoma
[Shortfin scad]

Photo by Williams, J.T.

Decapterus maruadsi
[Japanese scad]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Decapterus muroadsi
[Amberstripe scad]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Decapterus punctatus
[Round scad]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Decapterus russelli
[Indian scad]

Photo by Trevor, M.

Decapterus tabl
[Roughear scad]

10 Species of Family Carangidae with Genus Decapterus
(Jacks and pompanos)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1958	Decapterus akaadsi		Western Pacific	30 SL
1875	Decapterus koheru	Koheru	Southwest Pacific	40 TL
1855	Decapterus kurroides	Redtail scad	Indo-West Pacific	45 TL
1833	Decapterus macarellus	Mackerel scad	Circumglobal. Western At	46 TL
1851	Decapterus macrosoma	Shortfin scad	Indo-Pacific and Southeas	35 TL
1843	Decapterus maruadsi	Japanese scad	Indo-West Pacific	25 FL
1844	Decapterus muroadsi	Amberstripe scad	Indo-Pacific	50 FL
1829	Decapterus punctatus	Round scad	Western Atlantic	30 SL
1830	Decapterus russelli	Indian scad	Indo-West Pacific	45 TL
1968	Decapterus tabl	Roughear scad	Pacific Ocean	50 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Carangidae Jacks and pompanosSubfamily: CaranginaeGenus: Decapterus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae Jacks and pompanos
Subfamily: Caranginae
Genus: Decapterus

(See list of species below)