Scientific Name	Decapterus russelli   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Rüppell, 1830)	Depth	40 - 275M
Chinese	羅氏圓鰺	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰺科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F364　Carangidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	紅鰭圓鰺
Max Length	40 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	紅赤尾、硬尾、紅瓜鰺
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、North
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Red Sea
Synonyms	Caranx ecclipsifer, Caranx kiliche, Caranx russelli, Decapterus dayi, Decapterus kiliche, Decapterus lajang, Decapterus punctatus, Decapterus ruselli, Decapterus russellii, Decapterus tabl
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Lin & Shao(1999)  Berry, F. H. 1968 張崑雄, 巫文隆, 林忠 Kun-Hsiung Chang etc. 1972 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Lin, P. L. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0056878. ASIZP0061205. ASIZP0061566. ASIZP0079007. FMNH59468Holotype. NMMBP01890. NMMBP03057. NMMBP03658. NTUM02026. NTUM02242. NTUM03967. NTUM06239.
Barcode	2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name	Russell's mackerel-scad; Round scad; Russel's scad; Russell's mackerel scad; Scad; Northern mackerel-scad; Three-lined grunter; Mackerel scad; Indian scad
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	D. VIII, I+32+1 (finlet); A. II, I+25-27+1 (finlet); P. i+19-20; G.R. 10-13+35-38; CLS. 48-57; SLS. 0-2 scales, 37-38 scutes; vertebrate 10+14. Maxilla extends to below anterior margin of eye. Minute teeth in a single series on jaws; in a arrow-shaped patch on vomer; in a long band on palatines and tongue. Opercular membrane smooth. Predorsal scales extend to beyond posterior margin of pupil. Pectoral fin long, tip extends to below orgin of second dorsal fin. Bluish green above, silvery below; small black blotch on margin of opercle near upper edge; caudal fin hyaline to dusky brown, second dorsal fin hyaline basally, light dusky distally; other fins mostly hyaline, except pelvic fins of adult males slightly dark.
habitats	Dwells from middle to benthic, forming large schools in deep water, but occasionally inshore in sheltered bays in small to large groups. Feeds primarily on smaller planktonic invertebrates.
Distribution	Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters of Indo-Pacific, but it is rare in Taiwan and only found in the northern and eastern parts.
Utility	Generally marketed fresh, may be dried or salted. Also sold frozen and canned.