Lateral line curves downward steeply below origin of soft dorsal fin, with straight row of scutes for more than half the body length, bluish-green tint to a silvery body with yellow lateral stripe passing from upper eye to tail base, and small black spot on rear of opercle. Forms densely packed schools. Similar S. crumenophthalmus (Bigeye Scad) has a more gentle curve in lateral line that straightens out half way along body.

• Max Size: 25 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 28.7-31.1°C
• Depth: 1-500m
• Habitat: Coral Reef

• IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
• Occurrence: Infrequent (5% 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: Large aggregations (195 per transect)
  Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.