round robin
Decapterus punctatus (Cuvier, 1829)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The round scad (Decapterus punctatus) (or cigar minnow) 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, it is mostly caught for use as bait.
Wikipedia contributors, Round scad; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:54:38.049309+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Decapterus punctatus (Cuvier, 1829)
- Name authority
- (Cuvier, 1829)
- Common name
- round robin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Carangiformes
- Family
- Carangidae
- Genus
- Decapterus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCarangiformes
- familyCarangidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusDecapterus Bleeker, 1851
- speciesDecapterus punctatus (Cuvier, 1829)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Decapterus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Decapterus akaadsi Abe, 1958 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Japanese scadDecapterus maruadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Indian scadDecapterus russelli (Rüppell, 1830) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| redtail scadDecapterus tabl Berry, 1968 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Decapterus smithvanizi Kimura, Katahira & Kuriiwa, 2013 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Decapterus koheru (Hector, 1875) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| redtail scadDecapterus kurroides Bleeker, 1855 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| mackerel scadDecapterus macarellus (Cuvier, 1833) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| shortfin scadDecapterus macrosoma Bleeker, 1851 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brown-striped mackerel scadDecapterus muroadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Decapterus santa-helenae (Cuvier, 1833) (Cuvier, 1833) | synonym |
| Caranx sanctaehelenae Cuvier, 1833 Cuvier, 1833 | synonym |
| Decapterus sanctaehelenae (Cuvier, 1833) (Cuvier, 1833) | synonym |
| Caranx punctatus Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126808 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34D27. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.