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Indian scad

Trachurus indicus Nekrasov, 1966

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the Indian 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 Indian scad live?

Not recorded

Is the Indian 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 Indian scad classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusTrachurus
  7. SpeciesTrachurus indicus Nekrasov, 1966

Synonyms Trachurus mediterraneus indicus

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Arabian scadEnglish
  • طرخورة عربيArabic
  • kranas arabskýCzech
  • Chinchard d'ArabieFrench
  • Carapau-de-Saya-de-MalhaPortuguese
  • Индийская ставридаRussian
  • 印度竹筴魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Indian scad

Other species in the same genus Trachurus.

Common scad

Trachurus mediterraneus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Inca scad

Trachurus murphyi

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Scad

Trachurus picturatus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Scad

Trachurus symmetricus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the Indian scad?

The Indian scad (Trachurus indicus) 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). Indian scad (Trachurus indicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-scad

MLA

“Indian scad (Trachurus indicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-scad.

BibTeX
@misc{indian_scad_2026,
  title = {Indian scad (Trachurus indicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-scad},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}