Shrimp scad (Alepes djedaba)

Scientific name: Alepes djedaba Forssk?l, 1775

Shrimp scad (Alepes djedaba)

The Shrimp scad (Alepes djedaba) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae.

Biology

Form schools near inshore reefs. Feed on shrimps, copepods, crustacean larvae and small fish. Eggs are pelagic. Often caught by ski-boat anglers in southern Africa.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Alepes djedaba
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
25.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; amphidromous
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands, north to Japan, south to Australia. Immigrant to the eastern Mediterranean through the Suez Canal.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.6)

Sources

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

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