Biology:Decapterus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Decapterus
Decapterus koheru (koheru).jpg
Koheru - D. koheru
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Subfamily: Caranginae
Genus: Decapterus
Bleeker, 1851
Type species
Caranx kurra
G. Cuvier, 1833
Synonyms
  • Eustomatodus T. N. Gill, 1862
  • Evepigymnus T. N. Gill, 1862
  • Gymnepignathus T. N. Gill, 1862

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.[1]

Species

Currently, there are 11 recognized species:[1][2]

  • Decapterus akaadsi T. Abe, 1958
  • Decapterus koheru (Hector, 1875) (koheru)
  • Decapterus kurroides Bleeker, 1855 (redtail scad)
  • Decapterus macarellus (G. Cuvier, 1833) (mackerel scad)
  • Decapterus macrosoma Bleeker, 1851 (shortfin scad)
  • Decapterus maruadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (Japanese scad)
  • Decapterus muroadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) (amberstripe scad)
  • Decapterus punctatus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (round scad)
  • Decapterus russelli (Rüppell, 1830) (Indian scad)
  • Decapterus smithvanizi Kimura, Katahira & Kuriiwa, 2013[3]
  • Decapterus tabl Berry, 1968 (roughear scad)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). Species of Decapterus in FishBase. October 2023 version.
  2. "Decapterus Bleeker, 1851". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125937. 
  3. Kimura, S.; Katahira, K.; Kuriiwa, K. (2013). "The red-fin Decapterus group (Perciformes: Carangidae) with the description of a new species, Decapterus smithvanizi". Ichthyological Research 60 (4): 363–379. doi:10.1007/s10228-013-0364-9. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q903235 entry