Alepes kleinii

Osteichthyes Carangidae Genus Alepes Alepes kleinii
Banded scad JWY
15.7 cm TL
Characteristic features:
Colour:

Blueish grey to green above, silver below. Dark vertical bands sometimes present above lateral line; other fins pale.

Size:

Up to 20 cm TL.

Distribution:

Indo–West Pacific in tropical waters.

Habitat:

Shallow coastal waters, from the surface to 60 m depth.

Biology:

Feeds on planktonic crustaceans and larval fish.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught mainly by hook-and-line and gill netting.

Similar species:

Alepes djedaba
Shrimp scad

Alepes djedaba

Alepes djedaba differs in having both jaws with a single row of teeth (vs. upper jaw with 2 rows of teeth, lower jaw with 2 rows of teeth anteriorly and a single row posteriorly).

to Alepes djedaba

Alepes melanoptera
Blackfin scad

Alepes melanoptera

Alepes melanoptera differs in having upper and lower jaws with a single row of teeth (vs. upper jaw with 2 rows of teeth, lower jaw with 2 rows of teeth anteriorly and a single row posteriorly); the membranes of spinous dorsal fin black (vs. pale to dark dusky) and upper jaw slightly concave posteriorly (vs. narrowly rounded posteriorly).

to Alepes melanoptera

Alepes vari
Herring scad

Alepes vari

Alepes vari differs in having both jaws with a single row of teeth (vs. the upper jaw with 2 rows of teeth and lower jaw with a single row of teeth).

to Alepes vari

Atule mate
Yellowtail scad

Atule mate

Atule mate differs in having a fleshy adipose eyelid completely covering eye except for a vertical slit centred on pupil (vs. fleshy adipose eyelid well developed posteriorly only, with most of the anterior part of eye exposed).

to Atule mate
External links:

FishBase
The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM