Selaroides leptolepis, Exmouth, Western Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Elongate scad with blue upper body, silver lower body, yellow lateral stripe, curved initial section of lateral line longer than straight rear section, dark diffuse spot at rear of opercle and sometimes faint vertical bands on body. Length to 24 cm.
Information
Max Size: 22 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 20.2-30.5°C
Depth: 1-50m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
Threats: Exploitation
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (2% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Many (33 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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