Decapterus is a genus of marine fishes of jack family, Carangidae, commonly known as mackerel scads, round scads, or horse mackerel. They are found throughout the world.[1]
| Decapterus | |
|---|---|
.jpg)
| |
| Koheru - D. koheru | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Subfamily: | Caranginae |
| Genus: | Decapterus Bleeker, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Caranx kurra G. Cuvier, 1833
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Species
editCurrently, there are 11 recognized species:[1][2]
- Decapterus akaadsi T. Abe, 1958
- Decapterus koheru (Hector, 1875) (koheru)
- Decapterus kurroides Bleeker, 1855 (redtail scad)
- Decapterus macarellus (G. Cuvier, 1833) (mackerel scad)
- Decapterus macrosoma Bleeker, 1851 (shortfin scad)
- Decapterus maruadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (Japanese scad)
- Decapterus muroadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) (amberstripe scad)
- Decapterus punctatus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (round scad)
- Decapterus russelli (Rüppell, 1830) (Indian scad)
- Decapterus smithvanizi Kimura, Katahira & Kuriiwa, 2013[3]
- Decapterus tabl Berry, 1968 (roughear scad)
References
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Decapterus". FishBase. October 2023 version.
- ^ "Decapterus Bleeker, 1851". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Kimura, S.; Katahira, K.; Kuriiwa, K. (2013). "The red-fin Decapterus group (Perciformes: Carangidae) with the description of a new species, Decapterus smithvanizi". Ichthyological Research. 60 (4): 363–379. doi:10.1007/s10228-013-0364-9. S2CID 18987387.
External links
edit
Media related to Decapterus at Wikimedia Commons- Hawaiian-style decapterus fishing trials in Tonga
 | This Carangiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |