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Decapterus punctatus  (Cuvier, 1829)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 168725

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Caranx punctatus Cuvier, 1829
  
    Caranx punctatus Agassiz in Spix and Agassiz, 1831
  
    Caranx sanctaehelenae Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1833
  
  Common Name(s): Round Scad [English]
  
    antonino punteado [Spanish]
  
    macarela chuparaco [Spanish]
  
    comète quiaquia [French]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderPerciformes  – perch-like fishes  
                               SuborderPercoidei   
                                  FamilyCarangidae Rafinesque, 1815 – jacks, pompanos, carangues, pampanos, saurels, jureles y pámpanos  
                                     SubfamilyCaranginae Rafinesque, 1815  
                                        GenusDecapterus Bleeker, 1851 – mackerel scads, round scads  
                                           SpeciesDecapterus punctatus (Cuvier, 1829) – Round Scad, antonino punteado, macarela chuparaco, comète quiaquia  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Howard L. Jelks  
  Notes: Retired Research Fish Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, 7920 N.W. 71st Street, Gainesville, Florida 32653   
  Reference for: Decapterus punctatus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, 2-Apr-2024, website (version 2-Apr-2024)  
  Acquired: 2024   
  Notes: Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & van der Laan, R. (eds) 2024. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 02 Apr 2024   
  Reference for: Decapterus punctatus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Decapterus punctatus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Claro, Rodolfo, and Lynne R. Parenti / Claro, Rodolfo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, and L. R. Parenti, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2001   
  Article/Chapter Title: Chapter 2: The Marine Ichthyofauna of Cuba   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba   
  Page(s): 21-57   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-985-8   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Decapterus punctatus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.  
  Publication Date: 2004   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29   
  Page(s): ix + 386   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-888569-61-1, 0097-0638  
  Notes: Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams   
  Reference for: Decapterus punctatus, macarela chuparaco [Spanish]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Page, Lawrence M., Katherine E. Bemis, Thomas E. Dowling, Héctor S. Espinosa-Pérez, et al., eds.  
  Publication Date: 2023   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, 8th edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 37   
  Page(s): vii + 439   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 9781934874691, 0097-0638  
  Notes: doi: 10.47886/9781934874691   
  Reference for: Decapterus punctatus, comète quiaquia [French], macarela chuparaco [Spanish], Round Scad [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1980   
  Article/Chapter Title: A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12   
  Page(s): 174   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0097-0638   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Round Scad[English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1991   
  Article/Chapter Title: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20   
  Page(s): 183   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-913235-70-9, 0097-0638  
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Decapterus punctatus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Smith-Vaniz, W. F.  
  Publication Date: 2016   
  Article/Chapter Title: Carangidae   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The living marine resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic, vol. 4: Bony fishes part 2 (Perciformes to Tetraodontiformes) and Sea turtles. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes   
  Page(s): 2454-2664   
  Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations   
  Publication Place: Rome, Italy   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1020-6868   
  Notes: available online: https://www.fao.org/3/i5715e/i5715e.pdf   
  Reference for: Decapterus punctatus, comète quiaquia [French], macarela chuparaco [Spanish], Round Scad [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Smith-Vaniz, W. F., J. C. Quéro, and M. Desoutter  
  Publication Date: 1990   
  Article/Chapter Title: Carangidae   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic. CLOFETA, vol. 2   
  Page(s): 729-755   
  Publisher: UNESCO   
  Publication Place: Paris, France   
  ISBN/ISSN: 92-3-002620-4   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Decapterus punctatus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Smith-Vaniz, William F., and Howard L. Jelks  
  Publication Date: 2014   
  Article/Chapter Title: Marine and inland fishes of St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands: an annotated checklist   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zootaxa, vol. 3803, no. 1   
  Page(s): 1-120   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1175-5326   
  Notes: doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3803.1.1   
  Reference for: Decapterus punctatus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Springer, Victor G., and William F. Smith-Vaniz  
  Publication Date: 2008   
  Article/Chapter Title: Supraneural and pterygiophore insertion patterns in carangid fishes, with description of a new Eocene carangid tribe, +Paratrachinotini, and a survey of anterior anal-fin pterygiophore insertion patterns in Acanthomorpha   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington, vol. 16   
  Page(s): 1-73   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0097-0298   
  Notes: doi: 10.2988/0097-0298(2008)16[1:SAPIPI]2.0.CO;2   
  Reference for: Decapterus punctatus   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Eastern Atlantic Ocean  
    Western Atlantic Ocean  
       
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