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Decapterus russelli

(Russell´s Mackerel Scad)

Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Indiese Skad

Common Names in Agutaynen:

Galonggong

Common Names in Arabic:

Baleg, Sadat, Sima

Common Names in Bikol:

Sibubog

Common Names in Burmese:

Nga-Gyi-Gan

Common Names in Cantonese:

Tse Yue

Common Names in Carolinian:

Mamoshig

Common Names in Cebuano:

Borot, Budboron, Burot (Brown Tail), Galonggong

Common Names in Danish:

Indisk Hestemakrel

Common Names in Davawenyo:

Burot

Common Names in English:

Indian Scad, Mackerel Scad, Northern Mackerel Scad, Northern Mackerel-Scad, Round Scad, Round-Scad, Russel Scad, Russel's Scad, Russell´s Mackerel Scad, Russell´s Mackerel-Scad, Russell's Mackerel Scad, Russell's Mackerel-Scad, Scad, Three-Lined Grunter

Common Names in French:

Comète Indienne, Décaptère Rond, Maouane, Petit Maquereau Rapide

Common Names in Fwâi:

Da-Guec

Common Names in Gela:

Kai Daro

Common Names in Hiligaynon:

Lawihan, Marot

Common Names in Japanese:

Indo-Maru-Aji, Indo-Maruaji, Oaka-Muro

Common Names in Javanese:

Bengol, Korok, Lajeng Lakek, Layang

Common Names in Jawe:

Ja-Guec

Common Names in Kapampangan:

Galonggong

Common Names in Korean:

Mi-Hong-Ga-Ra-Ji

Common Names in Kuyunon:

Galunggong

Common Names in Mahl:

Murimas

Common Names in Malay:

Basung, Curut-Curut, Gelama, Julung-Julung, Sadin, San Gaa, Selar, Selayang, Tengkerong

Common Names in Mandarin Chi:

Hóng Qí Yuán Shen

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

吉利圓鰺, 硬尾, 紅瓜鰺, 紅赤尾, 紅鰭圓鰺, 羅氏圓鰺, Hóng Qí Yuán Shen, Lei Shì Yuán Shen

Common Names in Maranao/Sama:

Istah Putih

Common Names in Maranao/Samal/Tao Su:

Istah Putih

Common Names in Marathi:

Shitap, Tedi

Common Names in Misima-Panea:

Gawagawa

Common Names in Misima-Paneati:

Gawagawa

Common Names in Numee:

Nûrûû

Common Names in Polish:

Trzogon Indyjski

Common Names in Portuguese:

Carapau, Carapau Do índico, Charro-De-Russel, Choncochonco, Gwenzenze, Nyamuhe

Common Names in Sinhalese:

Am Paratiya, Kade Mariya, Koliyava, Koralava

Common Names in Somali:

Buraasow

Common Names in Spanish:

Macarela índica

Common Names in Surigaonon:

Budloy

Common Names in Swahili:

Lungu, Msumari, Ngula-Ngula, Simsimu

Common Names in Tagalog:

Galunggong

Common Names in Tamil:

Moon-Dakun-Kilichi, Moondakun-Kilichi

Common Names in Vietnamese:

Cá N?c

Common Names in Visayan:

Pula Ikog

Common Names in Waray-waray:

Galunggong, Malatindok, Malimno

Description

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Family Carangidae

Chiefly marine ; rarely brackish . Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Body generally compressed , although body shape extremely variable from very deep to fusiform . Most species with only small cycloid scales . Scales along lateral line often modified into spiny scutes . Detached finlets , as many as nine, sometimes found behind dorsal and anal fins. Large juveniles and adults with 2 dorsal fins. Anterior dorsal fin with 3-9 spines; the second having 1 spine and usually 18-37 soft rays . Anal spines usually 3, the first 2 separate from the rest; soft rays usually 15-31. Widely forked caudal fin . Caudal peduncle slender. Pelvic fins lacking in Parona signata. Vertebrae 24-27 (modally 24). Fast swimming predators of the waters above the reef and in the open sea . Some root in sand for invertebrates and fishes . One of the most important families of tropical marine fishes; fished commercially and for recreation.The family Carangidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 33 genera and 140 species. It may be found in Marine and Brackish environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is carangiform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be active . Members of this family have been dated back to the lower Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : French, carangue = name of fish given in Caribe.1836

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,351 meters (0 to -17,556 feet).[1]

Taxonomy

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Ambiguous Synonyms

  1. Decapterus punctatus (Cuvier, 1829)
  2. Decapterus tabl Berry, 1968

Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Caranx ecclipsifer De Vis, 1884
  2. Caranx kiliche Cuvier, 1833
  3. Caranx russelli Rüppell, 1830
  4. Decapterus dayi Wakiya, 1924
  5. Decapterus kiliche (Cuvier, 1833)
  6. Decapterus ruselli /i> (Rüppell, 1830)
  7. Decapterus russellii /i> (Rüppell, 1830)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Smith-Vaniz W.F., Data last modified by FishBase 02-May-1997

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Decapterus

There are approximately 40 species in this genus:

D. tabl · D. muroadsi · D. afuerae · D. akaadsi · D. canonoides · D. dadyi · D. dayi · D. fasciatus · D. hypodus · D. kiliche · D. killiche · D. koheru (Koheru) · D. kurra · D. kurroides (Redtailed Mackerel Scad) · D. kurroides akaadsi · D. lajang (Bleekeri's Mackerel Scad) · D. scombrinus · D. longimanus · D. lundini · D. macarelcus · D. macarelius · D. macarellus (Mackerel Scad) · D. macrosoma (Slender Mackerel Scad) · D. maruadsi · D. maroadsi · D. maruadsi (Round scad) · D. muroadsi (Brownstriped Mackerel Scad) · D. pinnulatus · D. polyaspis · D. punctatus (Summer Stonebrass) · D. punctatus sanctaehelenae · D. tabl · D. rhoncus · D. russelli (Russell´s Mackerel Scad) · D. russellii · D. sanctae-helenae · D. muroadsi · D. sanctae helenae · D. scombrinus (Southern Mackerel Scad) · D. tabl (Greater Kingston)

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Mean = -317.510 meters (-1,041.699 feet), Standard Deviation = 889.880 based on 948 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 2009-04-24