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Round scad

Decapterus maruadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the round 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 round scad live?

Not recorded

Is the round 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 round scad classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusDecapterus
  7. SpeciesDecapterus maruadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

Synonyms Caranx maruadsi, Decapterus maraudsi

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Amberstripe scadEnglish
  • Japanese scadEnglish
  • Whitetip scadEnglish
  • Whitetipped mackerel scadEnglish
  • kranas makrelovitýCzech
  • Macarela JaponesaSpanish
  • Comète JaponaiseFrench
  • マルアジJapanese
  • 가라지Korean
  • Carapau-japonêsPortuguese
  • Японская десятипёркаRussian
  • ปลาทูแขกครีบหูยาวThai
  • 藍圓鰺Chinese
  • 紅背圓鰺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the round 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

CompareRound scad vs ScadRound scad vs Cigar fishRound scad vs CigarfishRound scad vs Koheru

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the round scad?

The round scad (Decapterus maruadsi) 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). Round scad (Decapterus maruadsi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/round-scad

MLA

“Round scad (Decapterus maruadsi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/round-scad.

BibTeX
@misc{round_scad_2026,
  title = {Round scad (Decapterus maruadsi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/round-scad},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}