Decapterus

Decapterus Temporal range: Late Oligocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Koheru - D. koheru
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Carangoidei
Family:	Carangidae
Subfamily:	Caranginae
Genus:	Decapterus Bleeker, 1851
Type species
Caranx kurra G. Cuvier, 1833
Synonyms
EustomatodusT. N. Gill, 1862 EvepigymnusT. N. Gill, 1862 GymnepignathusT. N. Gill, 1862

Decapterus is a genus of marine fishes of jack family, Carangidae, commonly known as mackerel scads, round scads, or horse mackerel. They are found throughout the world. ^[1]

Species

Currently, there are 11 recognized species: ^{[1] [2]}

• Decapterus akaadsi T. Abe, 1958
• Decapterus koheru (Hector, 1875) (koheru)
• Decapterus kurroides Bleeker, 1855 (redtail scad)
• Decapterus macarellus (G. Cuvier, 1833) (mackerel scad)
• Decapterus macrosoma Bleeker, 1851 (shortfin scad)
• Decapterus maruadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (Japanese scad)
• Decapterus muroadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) (amberstripe scad)
• Decapterus punctatus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (round scad)
• Decapterus russelli (Rüppell, 1830) (Indian scad)
• Decapterus smithvanizi Kimura, Katahira & Kuriiwa, 2013 ^[3]
• Decapterus tabl Berry, 1968 (roughear scad)

The following fossil species are also known: ^[4]

• † Decapterus abbreviatus (Bogachev, 1933) (Early Miocene of Crimea, Ukraine)
• † Decapterus boeckhi (Kramberger, 1902) (Middle Miocene of Hungary)
• † Decapterus fusiformis Bannikov, 1996 (Early Miocene of North Caucasus, Russia)
• † Decapterus hopkinsi (Jordan & Gilbert, 1920) (Late Miocene of California, USA) ^[5]
• † Decapterus praegracilis Bannikov, 1990 (Early Miocene of North Caucasus, Russia)
• †? Decapterus mizoramiensis Tiwari & Bannikov, 2001 (Early Miocene of Mizoram, India) ^[6]
• † Decapterus prorusselli Arambourg, 1927 (Late Miocene of Algeria)
• † Decapterus rigidicaudus (Heckel, 1854) (Late Oligocene or Early Miocene of Italy)

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Decapterus". FishBase . October 2023 version.
2. "Decapterus Bleeker, 1851". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 27 December 2023.
3. Kimura, S.; Katahira, K.; Kuriiwa, K. (2013). "The red-fin Decapterus group (Perciformes: Carangidae) with the description of a new species, Decapterus smithvanizi". Ichthyological Research. 60 (4): 363–379. Bibcode:2013IchtR..60..363K. doi:10.1007/s10228-013-0364-9. S2CID   18987387.
4. Bannikov, A. F. (1996). "New Carangid Fish (Perciformes) from the Upper Maikop Deposits of Krasnodar Region". Paleontological Journal. 30 (1): 67–74.
5. California Academy of Sciences (1890). Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences.
6. Tiwari, R. P.; Bannikov, Alexandre F. (2001). "Early Miocene marine fishes from the Surma Group, Mizoram, India". Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona, Geologia Paleontologia Preistoria. 25: 11–26.

External links

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   Media related to Decapterus at Wikimedia Commons
• Hawaiian-style decapterus fishing trials in Tonga