Bigeye scad

Selar crumenophthalmus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth5–64 m
Water temperature11–30 °C
Best monthsApril, September, and October
How commonCommon

About this species

The bigeye scad or big-eyed scad is a species of oceanic fish found in tropical regions around the globe. Other common names include purse-eyed scad, goggle-eyed scad, akule, chicharro, charrito ojón, jacks, matang baka, mushimas and coulirou. The bigeye scad is fished commercially, both for human consumption and for bait.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Bigeye scad”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 32 records
February: 95 records
March: 50 records
April: 270 records
May: 34 records
June: 123 records
July: 22 records
August: 74 records
September: 270 records
October: 209 records
November: 88 records
December: 52 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–64 m · Deepest record: 513.9 m

0–10 m: 120 records
10–20 m: 105 records
20–30 m: 101 records
30–40 m: 83 records
40–50 m: 66 records
50–60 m: 71 records
60–70 m: 43 records
70–80 m: 11 records
80–90 m: 9 records
90–100 m: 3 records
100–110 m: 4 records
110+ m: 28 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–30 °C

10–12 °C: 4 records
12–14 °C: 5 records
14–16 °C: 17 records
16–18 °C: 10 records
18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 12 records
22–24 °C: 26 records
24–26 °C: 73 records
26–28 °C: 70 records
28–30 °C: 50 records

Names and classification

English: Bigeye scad, Big-eyed Scad, bigeye scad, Big-eye Scad, Bigeye Scad, Big Eye Scad, Bigeye Scad Atulai, Chicharro, Goggle-eye, Goggle-eyed Scad, goggle-eye jack goggler, Goggler, Horse-eye Jack, Horse Mackerel, Jack, Jackfish, Purse-eyed Scad, Purse-eye Scad, Scad, Silver Scad, Steenbrass

Names in 3 more languages

Spanish: Bonito Ojon, Bonito Ojón, Caballa Ojona, Cataco, Cataco Ojón, charrito ojón, Chicharo, Chicharra, chicharro, Chicharro Común, Chicharro Ojon, chicharro ojón, Chicharro Ojõn, Chicharro Ojotón, Cobeo, Cocinero, Cojinoa, Cojinua, Jiguagua, Jurel de Ojo Grande, Jurelito Ojo Grande, Jurel Ojón, Medregal, Ojo Gordo, Ojón, Ojona, Ojoton, Olho Largo, Pepona, Pepona Ojona, Sabalo de Ojo Grande, Tamalito
French: Chinchard, Chinchard à gros yeux, Couléhou, Coulihou, Coulihou, Coulirou, Coulirou, Coulisou, Coulouhou, Maquereau gros veux, Maquereau gros weux, Pêche-cavale, sélar à grandes paupières, selar coulisou, Sélar coulisou, Sussand
Japanese: Me-aji, Meaji, メアジ

Other scientific names: Caranx blochii, Caranx crumenophtalmus, Caranx crumenophthalmus, Caranx daubentonii, Caranx macrophthalmus, Caranx mauritianus, Caranx plumieri, Caranx torvus, Scomber balantiophthalmus, Scomber crumenophthalmus, Scomber plumieri, Selar crumenophtalmus, Selar crumenopthalmus, Selar crumenthalmops, Trachiurops crumenophthalmus, Trachurops brachychirus, Trachurops crumenophthalmus, Trachurus crumenophthalmus

Similar species

Oxeye scad
Selar boops
Giant trevally
Caranx ignobilis
Bluefin trevally
Caranx melampygus
Bigeye trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus
Mackerel scad
Decapterus macarellus
Indian scad
Decapterus russelli

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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
5,207 open-data records from 1793 to 2024.

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