Fish

• Decapterus macrosoma

  Teeth a single series in both jaws, upper jaw teeth confined to anterior end or absent/Scutes on LL feeble, yellow, 25-30 along most of straight oart of LL; depth in standard length 5.2- 6.2; GR on lower limb 30-38; P not reaching to below soft D; fins pale yellow; upper jaw toothless; size 18-40 cm……
• Decapterus maruadsi

  Teeth a single series in both jaws, upper jaw teeth confined to anterior end or absent/ Scutes on LL moderate, 32-38 along all of straight part of LL; depth in standard length 3.7-4.6; GR on lower limb 34; P reaching to below soft D; P, C and D pale yellow; jaws toothed; size 25-35 cm………….
• Decapterus kurroides

  Teeth a villiform band in both jaws, upper jaw teeth not confined to anterior end/ Upper jaw reaching below front edge of eye; depth in standard length 4.1-4.7; GR on lower limb 29-30; D VIII-I, 28-29; A II-I, 22-23; C and soft D reddish; size 26 cm.......
• Decapterus macarellus

  Teeth a villiform band in both jaws, upper jaw teeth not confined to anterior end/ Upper jaw not reaching below front edge of eye; depth in standard length 5.0; GR on lower limb 35; D VIII-I, 35; A II-I, 29; C and P dusky; size 23 cm………….
• Terminology for location of teeth:

  A) Gill rakers, oral cavity, dorsal view

  B) Upper jaw (teeth)

  C) Vomer (teeth)

  D) Palatine (teeth)

  E) Gill arch, left side

  F) Gill rakers on Upper limb

  G) Gill rakers on lower limb

  H) Gill Filaments

  
• Types of Fish Scales:

  A) Types of Fish Scales

  B) Placoid

  C) Rhombic, ganoid (gar)

  D) Cycloid

  E) Ctenoid

  F) Types of Fin Rays

  G) Soft Ray

  H) Spinous soft ray

  I) Spine

  
• Key to the Common Species of Philippine Carangidae:

  (mc, md, kr, mr)

  A) Decapterus macrosoma

  B) Decapterus maruadsi

  C) Decapterus kurroides

  D) Decapterus macarellus