Decapterus

Decapterus koheru

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Percoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Percoidei Superfamilia: Percoidea

Familia: Carangidae
Genus: Decapterus
Species: D. akaadsi – D. koheru – D. kurroides – D. macarellus – D. macrosoma – D. maruadsi – D. muroadsi – D. punctatus – D. russelli – D. smithvanizi – D. tabl

[source: Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist]

Name

Decapterus Bleeker, 1851

• Type species: Caranx kurra Cuvier, 1833

Synonyms

• Eustomatodus (subgenus of Decapterus) Gill, 1862
• Evepigymnus (subgenus of Decapterus) Gill, 1862
• Gymnepignathus (subgenus of Decapterus) Gill, 1862

References

• Bleeker, P. 1851. Over eenige nieuwe geslachten en soorten van Makreelachtige visschen van den Indischen Archipel. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 1: 341–372. Reference page. 
• Gill, T.N.; 1862: Catalogue of the fishes of Lower California, in the Smithsonian Institution, collected by Mr. J. Xantus. Part III. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 14: 249–262. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Decapterus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Decapterus species list in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Mackerel scads, Round scads, Horse mackerels
日本語: ムロアジ属
ไทย: ปลาทูแขก
Tagalog: Galunggong

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