Blackfin Scad
Alepes melanoptera
- Group: Other
- Max size: 25 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A schooling scad of inshore coastal waters, it grows to about 25 centimetres and runs in shoals like other members of the jack family. It feeds on small invertebrates, mostly shrimps and copepods.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Carangiformes › Carangidae › Alepes
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 273269.
FAQ
- Is the Blackfin Scad dangerous to divers?
- The Blackfin Scad is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Blackfin Scad get?
- The Blackfin Scad grows to about 25 cm.