Round scad
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The round scad (Decapterus punctatus) (or cigar minnow)[3] is a species of fish in the Carangidae. It was described in 1829 by the French naturalist and zoologist, Georges Cuvier. Although the round scad is considered a good food fish,[4] it is mostly caught for use as bait.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Carangiformes |
Family: | Carangidae |
Genus: | Decapterus |
Species: | D. punctatus |
Binomial name | |
Decapterus punctatus (G. Cuvier, 1829) | |
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