redtail scad
Decapterus tabl Berry, 1968
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Decapterus tabl Berry, 1968
- Name authority
- Berry, 1968
- Common name
- redtail scad
- 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 tabl Berry, 1968
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 |
| 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 |
| round robinDecapterus punctatus (Cuvier, 1829) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Berry, F. H. (1968). A new species of carangid fish (Decapterus tabl) from the western Atlantic. Contributions in Marine Science, 13: 145–167. 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:34D2N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.