356 Goggle-eyed, Round Scads 



Goggle-eyed Scad 

 Trachurops crumenopthalmus (Bloch) 



Color: Olive-blue above; silvery below; a faint spot near 



the rear margin of the gill cover. 



Distribution: Cosmopolitan in warm seas. In the western 



Atlantic it occurs as a stray as far north as Nova Scotia. 



Size: Grows to a length of 2 feet. 



General Information: Fish caught from Virginia north are 



usually less than 7 inches long. This species probably feeds 



on fish and worms. 



Economic Importance: None. 



Round Scad 

 Decapterus punctatus (Agassiz) 



Color: Bluish above; silvery below. A dark spot near the 



rear edge of the gill cover. Spots along the lateral line. 



Distribution: Occurs from Brazil to Cape Cod and is 



common in the West Indies and off Florida. 



Size: Reaches a length of about one foot. 



General Information: Feeds on small crustaceans and 



worms. 



Economic Importance: None. 



