Torpedo scad
📖 Overview
Adults are primarily oceanic, pelagic schooling species rarely seen on reefs . They feed mainly on fishes . Generally marketed fresh .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 20; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 16 - 17. : fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Torpedo scad is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Torpedo scad is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 100 m . Tropical; 47°N - 22°S, 40°E - 156°E West Pacific: East Africa to Japan and Australia.
🌿 Ecology
fishes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Cordyla Scad · finletted mackerel scad · Finny Scad · Hardtail Scad · Torpedo scad |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | Diayooh · Teeti |
| 🌍CES | kranas torpédovitý |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Torpedo-hestemakrel |
| 🇫🇷French | Carangue à bouclier · Comète torpille |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Oniaji · オニアジ |
| 🌍KAN | ಗೊಂಡ್ಲು |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Carapau-torpedo |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Скумбриевидная ставрида |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Macarela Torpedo |
| 🌍TAM | Parai · கிளிசை · குமாரபரை · சீமபாரை · தேங்கா பாரை · வென்னை பாரை |
| 🌍THA | ปลาแข้งไก่ |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 大甲鰺 · 鉛灰裸胸鰺 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caranx besselii | Agassiz | 1874 | Synonym |
| Caranx guara | Bonnaterre | 1788 | Synonym |
| Caranx rottleri | Bloch | 1793 | Synonym |
| Citula plumbea | Quoy & Gaimard | 1825 | Synonym |
| Magalaspis cordyla | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Megalapsis cordyla | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Scomber cordyla | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Scomber guara | Lacepède | 1800 | Synonym |
| Scomber rottleri | Bloch | 1793 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 24 records indexed .
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