Selaroides leptolepis (Cuvier, 1833)

Yellowstripe scad

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Carangidae
Synonyms	Caranx leptolepis, Caranx mertensii, Caranx procaranx, ... more
Common names	Sélar à bande dorée, Chicharro banda dorada, Yellow stripe trevally, ... more

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AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

Main reference

Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley. 1989. (Ref. 7300)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 22.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 28620); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9137); max. published weight: 625 g (Ref. 4883)

Length at first maturity

L_m 10.1 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Reef-associated; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 25 m (Ref. 9710)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 26°N - 24°S, 57°E - 154°E (Ref. 54888)

Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to the Philippines, north to Japan, south to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and Australia (Ref. 3287).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 21 - 23. Color metallic blue dorsally, silvery white below. Upper edge of operculum with black spot. Upper jaw strongly protractile. Adipose eyelid covering posterior part of eye. Breast fully scaled. 24-29 scutes relatively small. Pectoral fins falcate; first 2 anal fins detached.

Occurs in inshore waters of the continental shelf (Ref. 7300). Forms large demersal schools over soft bottom habitats at depths shallower than 50 m. Sometimes ascends into freshwater reaches; encountered in the freshwater tidal zone in the Mekong delta (Ref. 12693). Ostracods, gastropods and euphausiids are common prey but small fish are also taken.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 84930)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: commercial


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