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Cherootfish

Decapterus macrosoma Bleeker, 1851

Status not recordedbony fish

The cherootfish (Decapterus macrosoma) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the cherootfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cherootfish live?

Not recorded

Is the cherootfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the cherootfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusDecapterus
  7. SpeciesDecapterus macrosoma Bleeker, 1851

Synonyms Decapterus afuerae, Decapterus macrosorna

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Blue mackerel scadEnglish
  • Long-bodied mackerel-scadEnglish
  • Long-bodied scadEnglish
  • Shortfin scadEnglish
  • Slender mackerel-scadEnglish
  • Slender scadEnglish
  • kranas krátkoploutvýCzech
  • Jurel FinoSpanish
  • Comète fineFrench
  • モロJapanese
  • ature matamrv
  • Carapau-esbeltoPortuguese
  • Короткоплавниковая десятипёрая ставридаRussian
  • 'operuTahitian
  • ปลาทูแขกครีบสั้นThai
  • 長身圓鰺Chinese
  • macarela alicortaSpanish
  • Macarela FinaSpanish
  • Carangue maquereau effiléeFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cherootfish

Other species in the same genus Decapterus.

Scad

Decapterus macarellus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Cigar fish

Decapterus russelli

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Cigarfish

Decapterus punctatus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Koheru

Decapterus koheru

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Redtail scad

Decapterus kurroides

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Round scad

Decapterus maruadsi

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

CompareCherootfish vs ScadCherootfish vs Cigar fishCherootfish vs CigarfishCherootfish vs Koheru

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cherootfish?

The cherootfish (Decapterus macrosoma) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cherootfish (Decapterus macrosoma). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cherootfish

MLA

“Cherootfish (Decapterus macrosoma).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cherootfish.

BibTeX
@misc{cherootfish_2026,
  title = {Cherootfish (Decapterus macrosoma)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cherootfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}