Family : Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Razorbelly scad
Fish Name : Alepes kleinii
Max size : 16.0 cm FL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3287)
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical; 31°N - 26°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (k >0.30)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: 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.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found inshore and in coastal waters throughout its range. Feed mainly on planktonic crustaceans and larval fishes. Marketed fresh and dried salted
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F.
Main Ref : Randall, J.E.. 1995. (Ref. 11441)

India country information
Common Names : கல்ல பரை, Goggle-eye scad, Golden scad, Kala-bangada, Kalla-parah, Lal bangada, Lalbi-Shitap
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses