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Shortfin scad
Decapterus macrosoma
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Shortfin scad
- Scientific
- Decapterus macrosoma
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Jacks and trevallies
- Maximum size
- Up to about 35 cm (total length); commonly 25 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 20 to 214 m (usually 30 to 70 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A very slender, metallic-blue scad with silvery sides and a small black spot on the gill cover, reaching about 35 cm. It schools in open water and along reef slopes next to deep water.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Decapterus-macrosoma.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:3119Baliuag_during_the_COVID-31_pandemic.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.