Description
Round Scad
Round Scad, Decapterus punctatus
Round Scad, Decapterus punctatus. Fish caught from coastal waters off Tampa, Florida, May 2018. Length: 14.5 cm (5.7 inches). Catch, photograph and identification courtesy of Ben Cantrell, San Diego, California.
The Round Scad, Decapterus punctatus, is a member of the Jack or Carangidae Family, that is also known as the Cigar Minnow and in Mexico as cométe quiaquia. There are 12 global members of the genus Decapteurs, of which 5 are found in Mexican waters, 2 in the Atlantic, 2 in the Pacific, and 1 in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The Round Scad has a “mackerel-like” elongated slender cylindrical body. They are bluish-green dorsally and silvery ventrally. They have a narrow bronze stripe that runs from the tip of the snout to the caudal fin base. They have a small black blotch on the upper edge margin of their gill cover. Mature fish have 1 to 14 small black spots along the curved portion of the lateral line. Their caudal fin is pale yellow. Their anal fin has a short base with has two standalone spines followed by 1 spine and 25 to 30 rays; the caudal fin has a slender base and is deeply forked; their first dorsal fin has 8 spines; and, their second dorsal fin has long base with 1 spine and 24 to 29 rays. They have 11 to 16 gill rakers on the upper arch and 32 to 44 gill rakers on the lower arch. Their lateral line has a long and low arch anteriorly.
The Round Scad is a pelagic schooling species found in coastal waters generally in mid-waters and toward the bottom at depths up to 110 m (360 feet). They reach a maximum length of 36 cm (14 inches). They feed on planktonic invertebrates including copepods, gastropod larvae, ostracods and pterioids. They have lifespans of up to 4 years. The Round Scad is poorly studied and very little is known about their behavior patterns.
The Round Scad is a resident of all Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico and along the east coast of the Yucatán in the Caribbean.
The Round Scad can be confused with the Mackerel Scad, Decapterus macarellus, the Redtail Scad, Decapterus tabl and the Rough Scad, Trachurus lathami but can be identified as each of these three species do not have the 1 to 14 small black spots along the curved portion of the lateral line.
From a conservation perspective the Round Scad is currently considered to be Data Deficient with poorly studied and poorly documented populations. They are pursued commercially on a limited basis being considered to be a good food fish although small in stature. They are used, when available, as a bait fish.
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WR 18-22cm good quality frozen Roundscad in stock
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Size
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6-8pcs/kg
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Available Size
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80-125g/pcs,60-80g/pcs,50-60g/pcs,40-50g/pcs,35-40g/pcs,30-35g/pcs
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Style
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Frozen
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Shape
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Block
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Shelf Life:
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24 months under 18 degree below zero
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G. W.
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10-10.3/ctn
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N. W.
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9.0kgs/ctn
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Packaging
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Polybag for inner packing,Carton for outer packing,10kgs/ctn Or as customer’s requirements
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Quantity
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5000 tons per month, whole year in stock for sale
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Terms of Payment
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30{98880d97af0555a3a517c8aae666eeb64e7bd6d49cbbe05617dcb138f6e48200} prepaid by T/T, the balance against the copy of B/L by T. T. 100{98880d97af0555a3a517c8aae666eeb64e7bd6d49cbbe05617dcb138f6e48200} LC at sight(Issuing bank should be acceptable to us)
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Documents
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1. Commerical Invoice
2. Packing List 3. Origin Certificate 4. Health Certificate 5. Bill of Loading 6. Form A/Form E 7. Other documents by customers |
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Order arrived on time. Big, fresh Mackerel and only £1. I did smoke them, it was very tasty.
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Good price this Mackerel for £1. Size is very big I am highly recommend! I just can’t believe better than tesco or Morrisons
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very good fish and company