Family : Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Blackfin scad
Fish Name : Alepes melanoptera
Max size : 25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11441)
Environment : pelagic-neritic
Climate : tropical; 41°N - 10°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.8)Distribution : Indo-Pacific.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabits inshore waters. Feeds mainly on small invertebrates, shrimps and copepods
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F.
Main Ref : Smith-Vaniz, W.F.. 1984. (Ref. 3287)

India country information
Common Names : Blackfin crevalle
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses