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Yellowstripe scad
Selaroides leptolepis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Yellowstripe scad
- Scientific
- Selaroides leptolepis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Jacks and trevallies
- Maximum size
- Up to about 22 cm (total length); commonly 15 cm; max. published weight 6250 g
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 50 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small, compressed scad with a yellow stripe from the eye to the tail and a black spot on the gill cover, reaching about 22 cm. It schools over soft bottoms in shallow coastal waters.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Selaroides-leptolepis.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Yellowstripe_scad.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.