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Yellowtail scad
Atule mate
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Yellowtail scad
- Scientific
- Atule mate
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Jacks and trevallies
- Maximum size
- Up to about 30 cm (total length); commonly 26 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 80 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A slender, silvery scad with a thick fatty eyelid over the eye, a yellow tail and a row of bony scutes along the rear lateral line, reaching about 30 cm. It schools in coastal bays and lagoons and chases zooplankton in mid-water.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Atule-mate.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Atule_mate_340437582.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.