Redtail scad

Decapterus kurroides

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth5–273 m
Water temperature19–30 °C
Best monthsJune and October
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 5 records
February: 3 records
March: 1 records
April: 10 records
May: 1 records
June: 21 records
July: 0 records
August: 4 records
September: 1 records
October: 14 records
November: 4 records
December: 7 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–273 m · Deepest record: 369 m

0–10 m: 10 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 33 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C

18–20 °C: 4 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 7 records
26–28 °C: 34 records
28–30 °C: 25 records

Names and classification

English: Redtail scad, redtailed mackerel scad, redtail scad

Names in 4 more languages

French: Comète maouane
Japanese: Kitsuneakaaji, キツネアカアジ
Thai: ปลาทูแขกหางแดง
Simplified Chinese: 無斑圓鰺, 紅尾圓鰺

Similar species

Mackerel scad
Decapterus macarellus
Indian scad
Decapterus russelli
Shortfin scad
Decapterus macrosoma
Japanese scad
Decapterus maruadsi
Giant trevally
Caranx ignobilis
Bluefin trevally
Caranx melampygus

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).
299 open-data records from 1948 to 2014.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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