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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae Jacks and pompanos
Subfamily: Caranginae
Genus: Alepes

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Banks, I.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 29.5 cm TL
Alepes apercna Grant, 1987

Photo by Banks, I.
 
Alepes apercna
[Smallmouth scad]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Alepes djedaba (Forsskål, 1775)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Alepes djedaba
[Shrimp scad]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm FL
Alepes kleinii (Bloch, 1793)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Alepes kleinii
[Razorbelly scad]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Alepes melanoptera (Swainson, 1839)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Alepes melanoptera
[Blackfin scad]

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 56 cm TL
Alepes vari (Cuvier, 1833)

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand
 
Alepes vari
[Herring scad]
5 Species of Family Carangidae with Genus Alepes
(Jacks and pompanos)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1987 Alepes apercna Smallmouth scad Western Central Pacific 29.5 TL
1775 Alepes djedaba Shrimp scad Indo-Pacific 40 TL
1793 Alepes kleinii Razorbelly scad Indo-West Pacific 16 FL
1839 Alepes melanoptera Blackfin scad Indo-Pacific. 25 TL
1833 Alepes vari Herring scad Indo-West Pacific 56 TL



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