First record of slender red scad, Decapterus smithvanizi (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Carangidae), from the Philippines

Abstract

Ten specimens (187.3–226.9 mm standard length) of slender red scad, Decapterus smithvanizi Kimura, Katahira et Kuriiwa, 2013, previously reported from the Andaman Sea, South China Sea, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Pakistan, were collected off Iloilo (Panay Island), the Philippines. The presently reported specimens represent the first record of the species from the Philippines. A detailed description of the specimens is provided, with a comparison to other commonly-caught species of red-fin Decapterus in the area.