Species ID
View AllMackerel Scad
( Decapterus macarellus )
Description
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- Is a member of the family Carangidae (jacks and pompanos)
- Can grow to 46cm in length
- Distinguished from other scad by it’s elongate body, black spot on the gill coverings and red tinge to the caudal fin (tail)
- Found in Australia’s warmer waters from NSW to WA
- Pelagic in nature, form large shoals mid-water
- An abundant baitfish popular as live or dead whole bait
- Edible
