Kauaʻi record · KCA-FISH-000050
Mackerel Scad
Decapterus macarellus
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Kauaʻi evidence
Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Decapterus macarellus
- Common names
- Mackerel Scad
- Hawaiian names
- ʻŌpelu
- Family
- Carangidae
- Order
- Perciformes
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Documented / culturally important on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Indigenous
- Conservation status
- Not assessed in current release
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Claims remain limited to cited evidence; precise sensitive locations are suppressed from public display.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Estuaries, shore, nearshore reef, sand/reef interface, or coastal schooling water as species requires
- Food and resource needs
- Unknown / not yet documented
- Reproduction
- Unknown / not yet documented
- Shelter
- Nearshore/reef/shore fish; exact habitat and life-stage use require species-specific refinement
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Habitat condition, water quality, fishing pressure, climate stress, invasive effects, and food-web change as applicable
- Conservation actions
- Record-specific conservation actions need supporting evidence.
- Monitoring
- Retain Kauaʻi-specific distribution, abundance, life-stage, behavior, habitat, trend, and attendant data with provenance.
- Data gaps
- Kauaʻi-specific distribution, abundance, trend, behavior, life-stage, and attendant data need refinement.
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Seasonal patterns retained when sourced; otherwise unknown
- Seasonal description
- Mackerel Scad is ecologically, culturally, fishery, or conservation-relevant to Kauaʻi.