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Title: Chordata & Pisces & Perciformes & Carangidae, Scad, Horse Mackerel (probably) [Go to resource]
Description: When adult, Scads are 25 to 50cm (10 to 20ins) long. There is a row of heavy bony scutes (scales) along each side of the body, some of which can be seen near the tail of this specimen. Young Scads are found inshore, the older ones living in shoals out at sea. The young fish feed on plankton, while the adults take fishes and small squid. , Age: immature (probably) Source: Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Identifier: emu.ecatalogue.vertebratezoology.201670 Go to resource More Like this...
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