Yellowstripe scad
Selaroides leptolepis
- Usual depth17–50 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, October, and November
- How commonCommon
Photo credit: (c) Tim Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The yellowstripe scad, also known as the yellowstripe trevally, yellow-banded trevally, smooth-tailed trevally, slender-scaled trevally and slender trevally, is a species of small inshore fish in the jack and horse mackerel family Carangidae, and the only member of the genus Selaroides. The yellowstripe trevally is distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region, ranging from the Persian Gulf in the west to Vanuatu and New Caledonia in the east. The species is distinguished by its prominent lateral yellow band, and differs from the scads of the genus Selar in having a smaller eye and different dentition. Although the yellowstripe scad reaches a maximum recorded length of 22 cm, it is normally encountered at sizes less than 15 cm. Phylogenetic studies indicate the yellowstripe scad is closely related to the scads of the genus Selar, although its exact placement in the family Carangidae is less well agreed upon.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 263 records
- February: 122 records
- March: 32 records
- April: 191 records
- May: 65 records
- June: 259 records
- July: 46 records
- August: 181 records
- September: 176 records
- October: 312 records
- November: 299 records
- December: 122 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 17–50 m · Deepest record: 90 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Photos
(c) Ashwin Srinivasan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Vladislav Isaev, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Yellowstripe scad, Smooth-tailed Trevally, thinscaled trevally, Thin-scaled Trevally, Yellow-striped Trevally, yellowstripe scad, Yellowstripe Trevally
Names in 6 more languages
- Spanish
- Chicharro Banda Dorada, Chicharro de Rayas Amarillas
- French
- Selar à bande dorée, Sélar à bande dorée
- Indonesian
- Selar kuning
- Japanese
- Hosohiraaji, ホソヒラアジ
- Thai
- ปลาข้างเหลือง
- Simplified Chinese
- 金帶細鰺
Other scientific names: Caranx leptolepis, Caranx mertensii, Caranx procaranx, Selar leptolepis, Selariodes leptolepis
Similar species
Blue runnerCaranx crysos
Cevalle jackCaranx hippos
Giant trevallyCaranx ignobilis
Bluefin trevallyCaranx melampygus
Bigeye trevallyCaranx sexfasciatus
Mackerel scadDecapterus macarellus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 2,393 open-data records from 1910 to 2022.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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