Smallmouth Scad
Alepes apercna
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 5–80 m
- Max size: 29.5 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A schooling scad of shelf waters, the smallmouth scad feeds mainly on small crustaceans and molluscs picked from the water. It reaches about thirty centimetres and ranges from shallows down to roughly eighty metres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Carangiformes › Carangidae › Alepes
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 273267.
FAQ
- How deep does the Smallmouth Scad live?
- The Smallmouth Scad (Alepes apercna) is typically found at 5–80 m.
- Is the Smallmouth Scad dangerous to divers?
- The Smallmouth Scad is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Smallmouth Scad get?
- The Smallmouth Scad grows to about 29.5 cm.