Herring scad (Alepes vari)

Scientific name: Alepes vari Cuvier, 1833

Herring scad (Alepes vari)

The Herring scad (Alepes vari) is a brackish-water fish of the family Carangidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, tropical waters.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-25; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 20 - 23. This species resembles A. para, but has a body profile which is equally convex above and below. Its lateral line becomes straight below the third ray of the soft dorsal fin. The opercular blotch is either absent or indistinct. This species attains 40 cm in SL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Alepes vari
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
56.0
Common length
30.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: tropical waters.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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