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Mackerel Scad

Decapterus macarellus

2,296Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
9Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan148
Feb85
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun273
Jul124
Aug2
Sep0
Oct1,364
Nov7
Dec293

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland287
2Scottish Borders Scotland267
3Dumfries and Galloway Scotland81
4Cambridgeshire England79
5Cumbria England49
6Stirling Scotland42
7Argyll and Bute Scotland7
8Fife Scotland1
9Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland1

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 9 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
2,296
Peak month
October
Counties with records
9
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Decapterus macarellus
Group
Fish
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Perciformes
Family
Carangidae
Genus
Decapterus
Name with authority
Decapterus macarellus (Cuvier, 1833)
Described
1833
Contributing datasets
1

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2236628 · GBIF 2391064