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Scad

Trachurus declivis (Jenyns, 1841)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the 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 scad live?

Not recorded

Is the 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 scad classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusTrachurus
  7. SpeciesTrachurus declivis (Jenyns, 1841)

Synonyms Caranx declivis

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • ChowsEnglish
  • Common jack mackerelEnglish
  • Cowan youngEnglish
  • Greenback horse mackerelEnglish
  • Greenback scadEnglish
  • Horse mackerelEnglish
  • Jack mackerelEnglish
  • Scaly mackerelEnglish
  • kranas zelenohřbetýCzech
  • Chinchard dos vertFrench
  • ミナミマアジJapanese
  • Carapau-prateadoPortuguese
  • Южная ставридаRussian
  • 青背竹筴魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the 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

CompareScad vs Atlantic horse mackerelScad vs Common scadScad vs Japanese jack mackerelScad vs Inca scad

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the scad?

The scad (Trachurus declivis) 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). Scad (Trachurus declivis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/trachurus-declivis

MLA

“Scad (Trachurus declivis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/trachurus-declivis.

BibTeX
@misc{trachurus_declivis_2026,
  title = {Scad (Trachurus declivis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/trachurus-declivis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}