Scientific Name	Decapterus macrosoma   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bleeker, 1851	Depth	20 - 170M
Chinese	長身圓鰺	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰺科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F364　Carangidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	長體圓鰺
Max Length	35 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	長鰺、四破、肉溫仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Java
Synonyms	Decapterus afuerae, Decapterus lajang, Decapterus macrosorna
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Lin & Shao(1999)  Dr. P. Bleeker 1852 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Lin, P. L. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0054498. ASIZP0056693. ASIZP0056714. ASIZP0056877. ASIZP0059769. ASIZP0061834. ASIZP0062743. ASIZP0067511. ASIZP0067528. ASIZP0067563. ASIZP0069751. ASIZP0070147. ASIZP0071370. ASIZP0071371. ASIZP0071372. ASIZP0076049. ASIZP0079508. ASIZP0700013. ASIZP0802758. ASIZP0802759. ASIZP0802760. ASIZP0803227. ASIZP0900218. ASIZP0912758. ASIZP0912759. ASIZP0912760. ASIZP0913227. FRIP00344. FRIP00348. FRIP03115. FRIP03167. FRIP03191. FRIP20038. FRIP21049. FRIP21414. NMMBP03061. NMMBP04944. ...List all 44 records...
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Slender scad; Russel scad; Round scad; Roundscad; Shortfin scad; Cherootfish; Long-bodied scad; Layang scad
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	D. VIII, I+34-35+1 (finlet); A. II, I+29-30+1 (finlet); P. i+20-21; G.R. 9-10+35-37; CLS. 64-69; SLS. 15-27 scales, 33-40 scutes; vertebrate 10+14. Posterior end of maxilla a little concave above, rounded and produced below; extending to below between nostril to eye. Toothless on upper jaw; minute teeth in a single series on lower jaw, in a band on palatines and tongue, in a pair of small bands on head portion of vomer and in a median line on vomerine shaft. Opercular membrane smooth. Predorsal scales extend to posterior margin of eye or pupil. Pectoral fin short, its tip extends to behind first dorsal fin. Metallic blue above, silvery below; small black blotch on margin of opercle near upper edge; caudal fin hyaline to dusky and dorsal-fin lobe sometimes dark distally; other fins mostly pale.
habitats	A predominately pelagic schooling species. Occasionally seen in small groups along reef slopes adjacent to deep water in pursuit of zooplankton. Feeds primarily on smaller planktonic invertebrates.
Distribution	Widely distributed in tropical and temperate waters of Indo-West Pacific. It is common in waters around Taiwan.
Utility	Marketed fresh and salted or dried.