Author: Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817
FBname: False scad
Comments: Form schools.  They occur frequently near the bottom, mostly in depths of 30 to 50 m.  Also pelagic and found near the surface at times.  Entering brackish-water lagoons and estuaries (Ref. 57392).  Feed on small fish and invertebrates (Ref. 3195).  Spawning grounds are located in shallow waters (Ref. 57055).  Eggs are pelagic (Ref. 4233).