Mackerel scad

Mackerel scad
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Decapterus
Species:
D. macarellus
Binomial name
Decapterus macarellus
(G. Cuvier, 1833)
Synonyms[2]
  • Caranx macarellus Cuvier, 1833
  • Caranx jacobaeus Cuvier, 1833
  • Caranx pinnulatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850
  • Decapterus pinnulatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
  • Decapterus canonoides Jenkins, 1903

The mackerel scad (Decapterus macarellus), or speedo, is a species of fish of the family, Carangidae. While it can be considered gamefish, it is usually used as bait.[2] It is popular for consumption in Hawaiʻi, the Philippines and the U.A.E. In Hawaiʻi, mackerel scad are called ʻopelu.[3] In the Philippines they are called galunggong.[4]

  1. ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Williams, J.T.; Pina Amargos, F.; Curtis, M.; Brown, J. (2017) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Decapterus macarellus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190117A115308983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190117A16510627.en. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Decapterus macarellus". FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. ^ "Specific Fish – Hawaii History – Fishing".
  4. ^ "Market Manila". Market Manila. Retrieved 2022-09-28.