Definition of Decapterus macarellus

1. Noun. Small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil.

Exact synonyms: Mackerel Scad, Mackerel Shad
Generic synonyms: Scad
Group relationships: Decapterus, Genus Decapterus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Decapterus Macarellus

Debre phenomenon
Debrecen
Debs
Debussy
Debye sheath
Dec.
Dec 24
Dec 25
Decalogue
Decalogues
Decameron
Decapod
Decapods
Decapolis
Decapterus
Decapterus macarellus
Decapterus punctatus
Decatur
December
December 31
December 8
December revolt
Decemberish
Decemberist
Decemberists
Decemberly
Decembers
Decembery
Decembr
Decembre

Literary usage of Decapterus macarellus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Bahama Islands by George Burbank Shattuck, Geographical Society of Baltimore (1905)
"decapterus macarellus Cuvier and Valenciennes (Mackerel Scad). Found in the warmer parts of the Atlantic, straying northward to Cape Cod. ..."

2. A Check-list of the Fishes and Fishlike Vertebrates of North and Middle America by David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann (1896)
"1862,261, Cape San Lucas. 1327. decapterus macarellus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). Mackerel Read; Antonino. Warm parta of the Atlantic, northward to Cape Cod. ..."

3. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections by Smithsonian Institution (1882)
"decapterus macarellus, (C. & V.) Gill.—MACKEREL SCAD.— West Indian Fauna and north to Massachusetts. 16239. Alcoholic specimen. ..."

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