Torpedo scad
Megalaspis cordyla
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Torpedo scad
- Scientific
- Megalaspis cordyla
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Jacks and trevallies
- Maximum size
- Up to about 80 cm (total length); commonly 45 cm; max. published weight 4 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 20 to 100 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A torpedo-shaped jack with a line of large, high bony scutes along the rear half of the body and a row of small finlets behind the dorsal and anal fins. It is bluish green above and silvery below, with a black spot on the gill cover. It is mainly an oceanic schooling fish that hunts small fish and is rarely seen over reefs.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives on the FishBase country checklist (status: present). No Maldives-specific information was found in MRS (1997) or the other sources reviewed, and no Dhivehi name is recorded.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Megalaspis-cordyla.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Finny_scad.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.