Yellowstripe Scad

Selaroides leptolepis (species), “Gold-Banded Scad”, “Scad”, “Slender Trevally”, “Smooth-Tail Trevally”, “Smooth-Tailed Trevally”, “Yellow Stripe Trevally”, “Yellow-Banded Trevally”, “Slender Scaled Scad”, “Thin-Scaled Trevally”, “Yellow Striped Crevalle”, “Yellow Striped Trevally”

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The yellowstripe scad (Selaroides leptolepis), also known as the yellowstripe trevally, yellow-banded trevally, smooth-tailed trevally, slender-scaled trevally and slender trevally, is a species of small inshore fish in the jack and horse mackerel family Carangidae, and the only member of the genus Selaroides. The yellowstripe trevally is distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region, ranging from the Persian Gulf in the west to Vanuatu and New Caledonia in the east. The species is distinguished by its prominent lateral yellow band, and differs from the scads of the genus Selar in having a smaller eye and different dentition. The yellowstripe scad reaches a maximum recorded length of 22 cm, however is normally encountered at sizes less than 15 cm. Phylogenetic…