Shrimp scad (Alepes djedaba) is a saltwater species recorded in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia. It is mainly found over reef. The main season in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia runs all year.
Scientific name: Alepes djedaba · Water: Saltwater · Season: All year
Size: up to 40 cm
The shrimp scad is a carangid whose adults form large schools near inshore reefs. Its range is the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands, north to Japan and south to Australia, and it has entered the eastern Mediterranean through the Suez Canal as far west as Malta. It feeds on shrimps, copepods, decapod larvae and other crustacean larvae, as well as small fishes, and its eggs are pelagic. Commonly about 25 cm and up to 40 cm total length, maturing at about 16.3 cm and in season all year. Its fishing vulnerability is only 18 out of 100 and populations recover quickly. Medium priced.
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