Decapterus is a genus of marine fishes of jack family, Carangidae, commonly known as mackerel scads, round scads, or horse mackerel. They are found throughout the world.
Species
Currently, there are 11 recognized species:
- Decapterus akaadsi <small>T. Abe, 1958</small>
- Decapterus koheru <small>(Hector, 1875)</small> (koheru)
- Decapterus kurroides <small>Bleeker, 1855</small> (redtail scad)
- Decapterus macarellus <small>(G. Cuvier, 1833)</small> (mackerel scad)
- Decapterus macrosoma <small>Bleeker, 1851</small> (shortfin scad)
- Decapterus maruadsi <small>(Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)</small> (Japanese scad)
- Decapterus muroadsi <small>(Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)</small> (amberstripe scad)
- Decapterus punctatus <small>(G. Cuvier, 1829)</small> (round scad)
- Decapterus russelli <small>(Rüppell, 1830)</small> (Indian scad)
- Decapterus smithvanizi <small>Kimura, Katahira & Kuriiwa, 2013</small>
- Decapterus tabl <small>Berry, 1968</small> (roughear scad)
The following fossil species are also known:
- â Decapterus abbreviatus <small>(Bogachev, 1933)</small> (Early Miocene of Crimea, Ukraine)
- â Decapterus boeckhi <small>(Kramberger, 1902)</small> (Middle Miocene of Hungary)
- â Decapterus fusiformis <small>Bannikov, 1996</small> (Early Miocene of North Caucasus, Russia)
- â Decapterus hopkinsi <small>(Jordan & Gilbert, 1920)</small> (Late Miocene of California, USA)
- â Decapterus praegracilis <small>Bannikov, 1990</small> (Early Miocene of North Caucasus, Russia)
- â ?Decapterus mizoramiensis <small>Tiwari & Bannikov, 2001</small> (Early Miocene of Mizoram, India)
- â Decapterus prorusselli <small>Arambourg, 1927</small> (Late Miocene of Algeria)
- â Decapterus rigidicaudus <small>(Heckel, 1854)</small> (Late Oligocene or Early Miocene of Italy)
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