Alepes vari

Carangidae
Herring Scad
  • Alepes vari, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Alepes vari, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Alepes vari, Juvenile, WA, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Alepes vari, Juvenile, WA, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Alepes vari, Juvenile, WA, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Alepes vari, Juvenile, WA, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Very similar to a number of trevally and scad species. Best distinguished by slender and rounded body shape, lack of large black patch on the operculum and darkish tips or rear margins of the tail fin.
Information
  • Max Size: 56 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 29.5-30.4°C
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
  • Threats: Exploitation
  • IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
  • 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 (44 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Rick S-S
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