Razorbelly scad (Alepes kleinii)

Scientific name: Alepes kleinii Bloch, 1793

Razorbelly scad (Alepes kleinii)

The Razorbelly scad (Alepes kleinii) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae.

Biology

Found inshore and in coastal waters throughout its range. Feed mainly on planktonic crustaceans and larval fishes. Marketed fresh and dried salted.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Alepes kleinii
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Common length
14.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: coastal waters from Pakistan to Sri Lanka; east coast of India, Taiwan Island, Okinawa in Japan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Records from South Africa, as Caranx kalla, are based on misidentifications of Alepes djedaba.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (k >0.30)

Sources

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

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