Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Decapterus muroadsi
Macarela platano, Macarela mexicana, Mexican scad, amberstripe scad
Bluish silver to greenish silver. Often black spot on upper edge of gill cover. Upper margin of upper jaw straight. Size: Maximum length of about 46 cm TL
Habitat: Large schools
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Carangiformes
Family
Carangidae
Genus
Decapterus
Species
muroadsi
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Caranx muroadsi Temminck & Schlegel, 1844, Decapterus hypodus Gill, 1862, Decapterus leptosomus Ogilby, 1898, Decapterus maru-adsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) (misspelling), Decapterus moruadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) (misspelling), Decapterus muruadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) (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.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 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 muroadsi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7668. Accessed 31 October 2026.