Japanese scad
Decapterus maruadsi
- Usual depth5–230 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) りなべる, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 32 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–230 m · Deepest record: 455 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Japanese scad, Amberstripe Scad, Round Scad, whitetipped mackerel scad, Whitetip Scad
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Macarela Japonesa
- French
- Comète Japonaise
- Japanese
- Maruaji, マルアジ
Other scientific names: Caranx maruadsi, Decapterus maraudsi
Similar species
Mackerel scadDecapterus macarellus
Indian scadDecapterus russelli
Shortfin scadDecapterus macrosoma
- Redtail scad
Decapterus kurroides
Giant trevallyCaranx ignobilis
Bluefin trevallyCaranx 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).
- 502 open-data records from 1957 to 2014.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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