Scientific Name	Alepes vari   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1833)	Depth	0 - 50M
Chinese	范氏副葉鰺	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰺科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F364　Carangidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	范氏副葉鰺
Max Length	65 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	甘仔魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	India
Synonyms	Alepes glabra, Alepes macrurus, Caranx macrurus, Caranx vari, Selar macrurus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Lin & Shao(1999)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1833 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Lin, P. L. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0700286. ASIZP0806175. ASIZP0916175. FRIP00030.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Blackfin scad; Herring scad
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	D. VIII, I + 25; A. II, I + 22; P. i + 19; G.R. !! + 25; CLS. 44; SLS. 52. Body oblong, compressed. Adipose eyelid well developed on posterior 1/2 of eye onlt. Single row of premaxillary teeth. Its lateral line becomes straight below the third ray of the soft dorsal fin. Ash blue above, silvery to white below; a diffuse dusky blotch on margin of opercle, not bordered above by a white spot; interradial membranes of spinous dorsal fin pale to dark dusky; second dorsal fin, anal, and caudal fins dusky; mature males develop black pigmentation in spinous dorsal fin, lobes of soft dorsal and anal fins, and in pelvlc fins that is lacking in females.
habitats	Common in shallow coastal waters where it oftens swims near the surface. Forms dense schools on clear inner reefs, swimming high above substrate. Feeds primarily on shrimps, copepods, decapod crustaceans, and small fishes.
Distribution	Widespread in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific; It very rare and only found in southwestern Taiwanese waters so far.
Utility	Food fish; marketed fresh, salted or dries.