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- Torpedo_scad abstract "The torpedo scad, Megalaspis cordyla (also known as the hardtail scad, finny scad, finletted mackerel scad and cordyla scad), is a species of moderately large marine fish classified in the jack and horse mackerel family, Carangidae. The torpedo scad is distributed throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific region, ranging from South Africa in the west to Tonga in the east, extending to Japan in the north and Australia in south. It is a schooling pelagic fish which occupies the surface layers of both inshore and offshore oceanic waters. The torpedo scad is easily identified by both its 'torpedo' shaped body and a series of detached finlets at the rear of both the dorsal and anal fins. The largest recorded individual was 80 cm long and weighed 4 kg, although it is more common at lengths less than 40 cm. It is a predatory species, taking a variety of fish, cephalopods and crustaceans by both active and filter feeding. There is a shift in diet as the species grow; however fish is the dominant prey in all size classes. Torpedo scad reach sexual maturity at 22 cm in females and 26.4 cm in males, with spawning occurring between March and July in India, where significant research into larval growth and morphometrics has been carried out. The torpedo scad is of major importance to fisheries throughout the Indo-Pacific, including India. Statistics (which exclude India) show the annual catch of the species has risen from 70 000 t in 1997 to 107 000 t in 2007. The major users of the species from this data are Indonesia and Malaysia. The torpedo scad is often taken by anglers, however it is considered only marginal table fare and is occasionally used as bait.".
- Torpedo_scad binomialAuthority Carl_Linnaeus.
- Torpedo_scad class Actinopterygii.
- Torpedo_scad family Carangidae.
- Torpedo_scad family Percoidea.
- Torpedo_scad kingdom Animal.
- Torpedo_scad order Perciformes.
- Torpedo_scad order Percoidei.
- Torpedo_scad phylum Chordate.
- Torpedo_scad synonym "(Agassiz1874)".
- Torpedo_scad synonym "(Bloch, 1793)".
- Torpedo_scad synonym "(Lacepède1800)".
- Torpedo_scad synonym "(Linnaeus, 1758)".
- Torpedo_scad synonym "(Quoy&Gaimard, 1825)".
- Torpedo_scad synonym "*Caranx besselii,".
- Torpedo_scad synonym "*Caranx rottleri,".
- Torpedo_scad synonym "*Citula plumbea,".
- Torpedo_scad synonym "*Scomber cordyla,".
- Torpedo_scad synonym "*Scomber guara,".
- Torpedo_scad synonym "*Scomber rottleri,".
- Torpedo_scad thumbnail Finny_scad.JPG?width=300.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageExternalLink Finny-Scad-Megalaspis-cordyla-Linnaeus-1758.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageExternalLink www.austmus.gov.au.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageExternalLink www.fao.org.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageExternalLink en.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageExternalLink SpeciesSummary.php?id=384.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageExternalLink search.php.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageID "24770773".
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageLength "23140".
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageOutDegree "158".
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageRevisionID "672033149".
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Abdomen.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Actinopterygii.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Adipose_eyelid.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Anal_fin.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Anatomical_terms_of_location.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Angling.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Animal.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Asia.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Australia.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Bernard_Germain_de_Lacépède.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Carangidae.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Carl_Linnaeus.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Category:Carangidae.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fish_of_the_Indian_Ocean.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fish_of_the_Pacific_Ocean.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Category:Monotypic_fish_genera.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Caudal_fin.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Caudal_peduncle.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Cephalopod.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink China.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Chordate.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Clade.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Cladocera.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Cladoceran.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Common_name.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Crab.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Crustacean.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Cuttlefish.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Dorsal_fin.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Ecology.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Estuaries.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Estuary.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink FAO.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Filter_feeder.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Filter_feeding.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Fish.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Fish_(food).
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Fish_anatomy.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Fish_as_food.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Fish_fin.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Fisheries.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Fishery.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Food_and_Agriculture_Organization_of_the_United_Nations.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Fremantle.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Fremantle,_Western_Australia.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Gastropod.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Gastropoda.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Gill_raker.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Heavy_metals.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Holotype.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink India.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Indian_Ocean.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Indo-Pacific.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Indonesia.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Indonesian_Archipelago.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Inshore.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Japan.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Jean_René_Constant_Quoy.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Joseph_Paul_Gaimard.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Junior_synonym.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Kilogram.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Larva.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Larvae.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Lateral_line.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink List_of_ichthyology_terms.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink List_of_islands_of_Indonesia.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Louis_Agassiz.
- Torpedo_scad wikiPageWikiLink Madagascar.