Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Decapterus macrosoma
jurel, jurel alicorta, jurel fino, macarela alicorta, macarela fina, Shortfin scad
Elongate, up to 30 cm
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Carangiformes
Family
Carangidae
Genus
Decapterus
Species
macrosoma
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Decapterus afuerae Hildebrand, 1946, Decapterus macrosorna Bleeker, 1851 (misspelling), fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Decapterus macrosoma", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13524. Accessed 5 November 2026.