Blackfin scad

Blackfin scad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Alepes
Species:
A. melanoptera
Binomial name
Alepes melanoptera
(Swainson, 1839)
Range of the blackfin scad
Synonyms
  • Trachinus melanoptera,
    Swainson, 1839
  • Selar malam,
    Bleeker, 1851
  • Caranx malam,
    (Bleeker, 1851)
  • Atule malam,
    (Bleeker, 1851)
  • Alepes malam,
    (Bleeker, 1851)
  • Caranx nigripinnis,
    (Day, 1876)
  • Caranx pectoralis,
    (Chu & Cheng, 1958)
  • Atule pectoralis,
    (Chu & Cheng, 1958)

The blackfin scad (Alepes melanoptera) (also known as the shortfinned trevally and Chinese trevally) is a species of tropical marine fish of the jack family Carangidae. The species inhabits inshore waters throughout the Indo-Pacific region, although is rare in the western Indian Ocean. It is not a large species, with the largest reported capture being 25 cm, and it is distinguished readily from similar species by the prominent black dorsal fin. It is a predator which feeds on planktonic crustaceans, but little else is known of its biology. The blackfin scad is a minor food fish throughout its range, and is highly valued in Cambodia and Thailand.

  1. ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Carpenter, K.E.; Yahya, S.; Obota, C.; Borsa, P.; Jiddawi, N. (2018). "Alepes melanoptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T20256270A46664029. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T20256270A46664029.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.