Yellowstripe scad (Selaroides leptolepis)

Scientific name: Selaroides leptolepis Cuvier, 1833

Yellowstripe scad (Selaroides leptolepis)

The Yellowstripe scad (Selaroides leptolepis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Carangidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Persian Gulf to the Philippines, north to Japan, south to the Arafura Sea and Australia.

Biology

Occurs in inshore waters of the continental shelf. 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. Ostracods, gastropods and euphausiids are common prey but small fish are also taken.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Selaroides leptolepis
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.0
Common length
15.0
Depth range
1–25 m (3–82 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; amphidromous; depth range 1 - 25 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to the Philippines, north to Japan, south to the Arafura Sea and Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.5-1.3)

Sources

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

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