Mackerel Scad
Decapterus macarellus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The mackerel scad, or speedo, is a species of fish of the family, Carangidae. While it can be considered gamefish, it is usually used as bait. It is popular for consumption in Hawaiʻi, the Philippines and the U.A.E. In Hawaiʻi, mackerel scad are called ʻopelu. In the Philippines they are called galunggong.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Carangiformes
- Family
- Carangidae
- Genus
- Decapterus