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Mexican scad

Decapterus muroadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

Status not recordedbony fish

The mexican scad (Decapterus muroadsi) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the mexican 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 mexican scad live?

Not recorded

Is the mexican 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 mexican scad classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusDecapterus
  7. SpeciesDecapterus muroadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

Synonyms Caranx muroadsi, Caranx scombrinus, Decapterus hypodus, Decapterus leptosomus, Decapterus maru-adsi, Decapterus moruadsi, Decapterus muruadsi, Decapterus scombrinus

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Amberstripe scadEnglish
  • Brown-striped mackerel scadEnglish
  • Brownstriped mackerel scadEnglish
  • Southern mackerel-scadEnglish
  • Temperate scadEnglish
  • kranas štíhlýCzech
  • macarela de rocaSpanish
  • comète de rocheFrench
  • ムロアジJapanese
  • 갈고등어Korean
  • Carapau-do-Indo-PacíficoPortuguese
  • Ставрида-муоадзиRussian
  • 穆氏圓鰺Chinese
  • Macarela MexicanaSpanish
  • macarela plátanoSpanish
  • Comète mexicaineFrench
  • Ставрида-муроадзиRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mexican scad

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

Cherootfish

Decapterus macrosoma

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

CompareMexican scad vs ScadMexican scad vs Cigar fishMexican scad vs CigarfishMexican scad vs Koheru

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the mexican scad?

The mexican scad (Decapterus muroadsi) 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). Mexican scad (Decapterus muroadsi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mexican-scad

MLA

“Mexican scad (Decapterus muroadsi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mexican-scad.

BibTeX
@misc{mexican_scad_2026,
  title = {Mexican scad (Decapterus muroadsi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mexican-scad},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}