Decapterus russelli (Rüppell, 1830)
Indian scad
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Decapterus russelli
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Decapterus: Greek, deka = ten + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Patrick Russell (1727–1805) was a British surgeon and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Rüppell.
Etymology: Decapterus: Greek, deka = ten + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Patrick Russell (1727–1805) was a British surgeon and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Rüppell.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 40 - 275 m (Ref. 12260). Tropical; 40°N - 36°S, 18°E - 172°E
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Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Japan, the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and Australia. A Lessepsian migrant (Ref. 72453).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 16.1, range 14 - 24.5 cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9987); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9987); max. published weight: 110.00 g (Ref. 4883); max. reported age: 12 years (Ref. 5406)
Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9987); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9987); max. published weight: 110.00 g (Ref. 4883); max. reported age: 12 years (Ref. 5406)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28 - 31; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 25 - 28; Vertebrae: 24. Lateral line curved below soft dorsal and with 30-44 strong scutes; color bluish green above, silvery below; caudal fin hyaline to yellowish; dorsal fins hyaline basally, light dusky distally. Opercle with small, black spot; opercular membrane with smooth margin. Snout longer than eye diameter; squarish lower posterior edge of maxilla; upper jaw with small teeth anteriorly; soft dorsal and anal fins relatively low, not falcate; pectoral fin sub falcate. (Other source of data on morphology: Refs. 3131, 3197, 3287).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Adults dwell from middle to benthic (Ref. 11230), forming large schools in deep water, but occasionally inshore in sheltered bays in small to large groups (Ref. 48635). The most common Decapterus in coastal waters and on open banks of the Indian Ocean. They feed mainly on smaller planktonic invertebrates. Generally marketed fresh, may be dried or salted. Also sold frozen and canned (Ref. 9987).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Collaborators
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 04 February 2009
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; bait: occasionally
FAO - Fisheries: species profile, landings search; Publication: search | FishSource | Sea Around Us
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Body composition
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.01072 (0.00940 - 0.01222), b=2.97 (2.94 - 3.00), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.7 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies. |
| Generation time | 1.5 (1.2 - 1.7) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 28 growth studies. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.73; assumed tm=1-2; Fec>10,000; tmax=12). |
| Rate of population increase | Prior r = 0.68, 95% CL = 0.45 - 1.03, Based on 16 data-limited stock assessments. |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (24 of 100). 🛈 |
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649) |
Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Low. |
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Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 394 [150, 1,297] mg/100g; Iron = 3.4 [1.2, 8.1] mg/100g; Protein = 19.4 [18.0, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.359 [0.161, 0.825] g/100g; Selenium = 148 [46, 441] μg/100g; VitaminA = 10.8 [2.3, 46.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.31 [0.73, 2.52] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies. |