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Red scad

Decapterus akaadsi Abe, 1958

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the red 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 red scad live?

Not recorded

Is the red 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 red scad classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusDecapterus
  7. SpeciesDecapterus akaadsi Abe, 1958

Synonyms Decapterus kurroides akaadsi

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Akaads' scadEnglish
  • kranas čínskýCzech
  • アカアジJapanese
  • Carapau-de-SagamiPortuguese
  • Китайская десятипёрая ставридаRussian
  • 紅尾圓鰺Chinese
  • Aka-ajiJapanese
  • AkaajiJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red 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

CompareRed scad vs ScadRed scad vs Cigar fishRed scad vs CigarfishRed scad vs Koheru

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the red scad?

The red scad (Decapterus akaadsi) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red scad (Decapterus akaadsi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-scad

MLA

“Red scad (Decapterus akaadsi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-scad.

BibTeX
@misc{red_scad_2026,
  title = {Red scad (Decapterus akaadsi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-scad},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}