Common name of Decapterus maruadsi
 
Common name White-tipped mackerel scad
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Hong Kong
Locality
Ref. Morton, B., 1979
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st modifier other fish
2nd modifier color pattern(s)
Remarks 'mackerel', from Middel English 'makerel' of Middle French origin; 'scad', of unknown origin but probably an alteration of the English 'scald', i.e., a multitude of, e.g., little fish (Ref. 11078).
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