Selaroides leptolepis

Carangidae
Yellowstripe Scad, Slender Scaled Scad, Slender Trevally, Smooth-tailed Trevally, Thin-scaled Trevally, Yellowstripe Trevally, Yellowstriped Crevalle
  • Selaroides leptolepis, Exmouth, Western Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
    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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