Round scad

Round scad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Decapterus
Species:
D. punctatus
Binomial name
Decapterus punctatus
(G. Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms[2]
  • Caranx punctatus Cuvier, 1829
  • Caranx sanctaehelenae Cuvier, 1833
  • Decapterus sanctaehelenae (Cuvier, 1833)

The round scad (Decapterus punctatus) (or cigar minnow)[3] is a species of fish in the Carangidae. It was described in 1829 by the French naturalist and zoologist, Georges Cuvier. Although the round scad is considered a good food fish,[4] it is mostly caught for use as bait.[2]

  1. ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Williams, J.T.; Pina Amargos, F.; Curtis, M. & Brown, J. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Decapterus punctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16439848A115358644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16439848A16509667.en.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Decapterus punctatus". FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. ^ Horst, Jerald; Lane, Mike (2006). Angler's guide to fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Gretna, LA.: Pelican. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-58980-388-6.
  4. ^ Cervigón, F., 1993. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p.