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yellowtail scad (Atule mate)
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yellowtail scad (Atule mate) specimen
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Carangidae

yellowtail scad

Atule mate

A fat eyelid leaves only one vertical pupil slit

  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

yellowtail scad is a marine fish of Indo-Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 30 cm.

Genus
Atule
Maximum length
30 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and the east coast of Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and Samoa, north to Japan (Ref. 559 ), south to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819 ) and northern Australia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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