Decapterus
| Decapterus | |
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| Koheru - D. koheru | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Genus: | Decapterus Bleeker, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Caranx kurra G. Cuvier, 1833 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Decapterus is a genus of marine fishes in the family in the jack family, Carangidae, commonly known as mackerel scads, round scads, or horse mackerel. They are found throughout the world.[1]
Species
Currently, 11 recognized species are found in this genus:[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 (Seishi Kimura, Katahira & Kuriiwa, 2013) [2]
- Decapterus tabl (Berry, 1968) (roughear scad)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Decapterus in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- 1 2 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. doi:10.1007/s10228-013-0364-9.
External links
Media related to Decapterus at Wikimedia Commons- Hawaiian-style decapterus fishing trials in Tonga
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