Yellowtail scad
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit mangroves and coastal bays in pelagic waters . They form schools to about 50 m in inshore waters , or singly . Are mainly diurnal. They feed mainly on crustaceans and planktonic invertebrates such as copepods, including cephalopods . They swim fast in midwater in pursuit of zooplankton .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22 - 25; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 18 - 21. This species is distinguished by the following characters: adipose eyelid well developed and completely covering eye except for a vertical slit centred on pupil; shoulder girdle (cleithrum) margin smooth, without papillae; terminal dorsal and anal rays finlet-like in adults, about twice length of adjacent rays and a little more separated but joined by interradial membrane; lateral line gently arched anteriorly, with junction of curved and straight parts below vertical from sixth to eighth soft rays of second dorsal fin; scales in curved part of lateral line 39 to 57; straight part with 0 to 10 scales and 36 to 49 scutes; a black spot, slightly smaller than eye, on upper margin of opercle and adjacent area of shoulder; dorsal and caudal fins dusky greenish yellow; anal fin pale yellow . : fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Yellowtail scad is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 80 m . Tropical; 35°N - 35°S, 24°E - 135°W east coast of Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and Samoa, north to Japan (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans and planktonic invertebrates such as copepods, including cephalopods (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🎣 Angling Guide
- medium-heavy 7ft spinning rod
- 30-50 lb braid
- fluorocarbon leader
- grass flats
- oyster bars
- marsh drains
- deeper channel edges
Use barbless hooks, minimise air exposure, and revive fish head-first in current before release.
⚠️ Slot limits protect breeding-size fish. Verify daily bag limits.
📊 Population Dynamics
| Year | Region | Index | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Barred Yellowtail Scad · deep trevally · Northern Yellowtail Scad · Yellow-tail Scad · Yellowtail scad |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | Bukko · Hammam · Jinnes · Yaneeser · نيزكة أصفر الذّيل |
| 🌍CES | kranas mangrovový |
| 🇫🇷French | Carangue à queue jaune · Carangue maté · Sélar queue jaune |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Mateaji · マテアジ |
| 🌍MSA | Jamah |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Carapau-de-cauda-amarela |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Атуле |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Jurel Rabo Amarillo |
| 🌍TAM | Parai · கிளிசை · குமாரபரை · சீமபாரை · தேங்கா பாரை · வென்னை பாரை |
| 🌍THA | ปลาสีกุนทอง |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 游鰭葉鰺 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alepes mate | Cuvier | 1833 | Synonym |
| Atule mute | Cuvier | 1833 | Synonym |
| Carangus politus | Jenkins | 1903 | Synonym |
| Caranx affinis | Rüppell | 1836 | Synonym |
| Caranx hasseltii | Bleeker | 1851 | Synonym |
| Caranx mate | Cuvier | 1833 | Synonym |
| Caranx xanthurus | Cuvier | 1833 | Synonym |
| Decapterus fasciatus | Bleeker | 1872 | Synonym |
| Decapterus lundini | Jordan & Seale | 1906 | Synonym |
| Decapterus normani | Bertin & Dollfus | 1948 | Synonym |
| Decapterus politus | Jenkins | 1903 | Synonym |
| Selar affinis | Rüppell | 1836 | Synonym |
| Selar hasseltii | Bleeker | 1851 | Synonym |
| Selar mate | Cuvier | 1833 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 27 records indexed .
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