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Inca scad

Trachurus murphyi Nichols, 1920

Status not recordedbony fish

The inca scad (Trachurus murphyi) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the inca scad

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 inca scad live?

Not recorded

Is the inca scad 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 inca scad classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusTrachurus
  7. SpeciesTrachurus murphyi Nichols, 1920

Synonyms Caranx peruanus, Trachurus peruanus, Trachurus picturatus murphyi, Trachurus symmetricus murphyi

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Chilean jack mackerelEnglish
  • Jack mackerelEnglish
  • Oceanic Peruvian jack mackerelEnglish
  • Peruvian jack mackerelEnglish
  • Slender mackerelEnglish
  • kranas MurphyhoCzech
  • Chilensk hestemakrelDanish
  • JurelSpanish
  • Chinchard jurelFrench
  • Chiri-maajiJapanese
  • Peruvinė stauridėLithuanian
  • Carapau-peruanoPortuguese
  • Перуанская ставридаRussian
  • 智利竹筴魚Chinese
  • Jurel ChilenoSpanish
  • Jurel ComúnSpanish
  • Jurel del Pacífico SurSpanish
  • Chinchard du ChiliFrench
  • チリマアジJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the inca scad

Other species in the same genus Trachurus.

Common scad

Trachurus mediterraneus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Scad

Trachurus picturatus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Scad

Trachurus symmetricus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Scad

Trachurus declivis

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the inca scad?

The inca scad (Trachurus murphyi) 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). Inca scad (Trachurus murphyi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/inca-scad

MLA

“Inca scad (Trachurus murphyi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/inca-scad.

BibTeX
@misc{inca_scad_2026,
  title = {Inca scad (Trachurus murphyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/inca-scad},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}