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Shrimp scad
Alepes djedaba
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Shrimp scad
- Scientific
- Alepes djedaba
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Jacks and trevallies
- Maximum size
- Up to about 40 cm (total length); commonly 25 cm; max. published weight 6030 g
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A silvery, compressed scad with a yellowish tail and a row of bony scutes along the rear lateral line, reaching about 40 cm. It schools near inshore reefs and feeds on shrimps and other small crustaceans.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Alepes-djedaba.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Alepes_djedaba_Creta2011_8551.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.