Author: Nichols, 1920
FBname: Rough scad
Comments: Adults are benthopelagic over continental shelves (Ref. 5217).  Rare in oceanic insular areas (Ref. 5217).  Juveniles associate with the jellyfish <i>Chrysaora lactea</i> in Southwestern Atlantic.  Preyed on by juvenile comb grouper (<i>Mycteroperca acutirostris</i>) when protection given by the jellyfish fails (Ref. 52493).  Adults are found often in schools.  They feed on small invertebrates.  Marketed fresh locally and considered a good food fish (Ref. 9626).  In southern Brazil, stocks are found in 147 m deep water (Ref. 47377).