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Alepes kleinii  (Bloch, 1793)

Razorbelly scad
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Alepes: Greek, alepis, -idos = without scales (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated.   Tropical, preferred ?; 31°N - 26°S, 54°E - 154°E

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Indo-West Pacific: Reported from Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964), coastal waters from Pakistan to Sri Lanka; east coast of India, Taiwan Island, Okinawa in Japan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Records from South Africa, as Caranx kalla, are based on misidentifications of Alepes djedaba.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 12.9  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3287); common length : 14.0 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3287)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Adults are found inshore and in coastal waters throughout its range. Feed mainly on planktonic crustaceans and larval fishes. Marketed fresh and dried salted.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Collaborators

Randall, J.E., 1995. Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p. (Ref. 11441)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial
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