Scad
Trachurus picturatus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Carangiformes
- Family
- Carangidae
- Genus
- Trachurus
Where to Find
Found in 12 diving areas across 9 countries and 2 regions.
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 1 records
- Corsica, France - 1 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 1 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 1 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 2 records
- Ustica, Italy - 4 records
- Al Hoceima, Morocco - 10 records
- Azores, Portugal - 1628 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 98 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 24 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 36 records
- Lima & Palomino Islands, Peru - 2 records