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Indian scad
Decapterus russelli
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Indian scad
- Scientific
- Decapterus russelli
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Jacks and trevallies
- Maximum size
- Up to about 45 cm (total length); commonly 30 cm; max. published weight 1100 g
- Depth and habitat
- Near the bottom and in the water column above it, recorded from 40 to 275 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A slender scad, bluish green above and silvery below with a small black spot on the gill cover, reaching about 45 cm. It forms large schools in deep coastal water and on open banks.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Decapterus-russelli.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Decapterus_russelli_India.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.