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redtail scad (Decapterus kurroides)
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redtail scad (Decapterus kurroides) specimen
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Carangidae

redtail scad

Decapterus kurroides

Carangid Fish from Japanese Waters

  • Red
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium

redtail scad is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 45 cm.

Maximum length
45 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the Philippines, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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