Scientific Name	Atule mate   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1833)	Depth	0 - 50M
Chinese	遊鰭葉鰺	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰺科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F364　Carangidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	遊鰭葉鰺
Max Length	26 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	四破鰺仔、黃尾瓜仔、平瓜仔、甘仔魚(臺東)、大目孔(澎湖)、大目巴弄(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Pondichery
Synonyms	Alepes mate, Atule mute, Carangus politus, Caranx affinis, Caranx hasseltii, Caranx mate, Caranx xanthurus, Decapterus lundini, Decapterus normani, Decapterus politus, Selar affinis, Selar hasseltii
Reference	Lin & Shao(1999)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1833 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Lin, P. L. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0061994. ASIZP0075615. ASIZP0807561. ASIZP0900466. NTUM02279. NTUM07635.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Scad; One finlet scad; Yellowtail scad; Yellowtailed scad; Finlet scad
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	D. VIII, I+24; A. II, I+20; P. i+21; G.R. 11-12+27; CLS. 56; SLS. 0-10 scales, 36-49 scutes; vertebrae 10+14. Adipose eyelid well developed and completely covering eye except for a vertical slit centred on pupil. Shoulder girdle margin smooth, without papillae. The terminal dorsal and anal-fin rays finlet-like in adults, about twice length of adjacent rays and a little more separated but joined by interradial membrane. Bright olive-green dorsally, yellowish green laterally and whitish ventrally; dorsolaterally 9 or 10 faint, grey bars, wider than pale interspaces; a black spot, slightly smaller than eye, on upper margin of opercle and adjacent area of shoulder; dorsal and caudal fins dusky greenish yellow; anal fin pale yellow; pectoral and pelvic fins hyaline to whitish.
habitats	Inhabits mangroves and coastal bays. Forms schools, or singly. Mainly diurnal. Feeds primarily on crustaceans and planktonic invertebrates.
Distribution	Widely distributed in tropical waters of Indo-Pacific, but it is quite rare in Taiwan and only found in the southwestern part.
Utility	Food fish; marketed fresh, salted or dries.