Bigeye scad (Selar crumenophthalmus)

Scientific name: Selar crumenophthalmus Bloch, 1793

Bigeye scad (Selar crumenophthalmus)

The Bigeye scad (Selar crumenophthalmus) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-27; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 21 - 23. Body elongate and somewhat compressed; adipose eyelid very well developed, almost covering the entire eye; edge of shoulder girdle (cleithrum) with a ventral furrow, a large papilla located immediately about the furrow and another smaller one near the dorsal edge; lateral line with 29 to 42 scutes; lower branch of first gill arch with 27 to 31 gill rakers. Color metallic blue to bluish green dorsally, shading to white ventrally; the lateral yellow stripe sometimes present. Lower margin of gill opening with a deep furrow, a large papilla immediately above it and a smaller one near upper edge. Operculum with black spot. Straight part of lateral line with 0-11 scales and 29-42 scutes. First 2 anal spines detached; pectoral fins falcate.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Selar crumenophthalmus
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
0–170 m (0–558 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 170 m, usually 2 - 10 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Circumtropical. Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Rapa, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to New Caledonia. Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and Bermuda through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean to to S?o Paulo, Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde to southern Angola.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; gamefish: yes; bait: usually
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.6-0.9)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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