Decapterus

Genus of fishes

Decapterus
Koheru - D. koheru
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Eustomatodus T. N. Gill, 1862
  • Evepigymnus T. N. Gill, 1862
  • Gymnepignathus T. N. Gill, 1862

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]

Species

Currently, 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

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). Species of Decapterus in FishBase. October 2023 version.
  2. ^ "Decapterus Bleeker, 1851". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  3. ^ 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

  • Media related to Decapterus at Wikimedia Commons
  • Hawaiian-style decapterus fishing trials in Tonga
Taxon identifiers
Decapterus
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