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Herring scad
Alepes vari
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Herring scad
- Scientific
- Alepes vari
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Jacks and trevallies
- Maximum size
- Up to about 61 cm (total length); commonly 30 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Open water over reefs and the atoll shelf, recorded from 0 to 10 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A compressed, silvery scad with a dark spot on the gill cover, reaching about 61 cm. It schools near the surface over clear inshore reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Alepes-vari.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Alepes_vari.png
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.