Alepes vari

(Cuvier, 1833)

Vernacular names
English : Herring scad
French : Sélar harengule

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Carangiformes
Family : Carangidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can grow to 56 cm in length although they’re usually smaller. Elongated and laterally compressed body. Prominent lateral line on back half of body, flattened chevron-like marks on first half of silvery flanks. Dark fins except for anal fin.

Range and habitat
This species in the Indo-Pacific area, from Red Sea and east Africa to Micronesia, north to Japan, south to Australia. Lives in coastal inner reefs, above sandy bottoms, often near the surface.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a huge range and remains mostly common. It isn’t targeted by fisheries and only caught in small quantities by fishermen.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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