Akaads' Scad
Decapterus akaadsi
- Usual depth300 m
- Water temperature25–26 °C
- Best monthsJanuary
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 300 m · Deepest record: 300 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–26 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Akaads' Scad, Red Scad
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Aka-aji, Akaaji, アカアジ
- Simplified Chinese
- 紅尾圓鰺
Similar species
Mackerel scadDecapterus macarellus
Indian scadDecapterus russelli
Shortfin scadDecapterus macrosoma
Japanese scadDecapterus maruadsi
KoheruDecapterus koheru
Amberstripe scadDecapterus muroadsi
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 30 open-data records from 1977 to 1977.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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