Species FAO code: TRY

Selaroides leptolepis

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Goldband-Selar	–
Denmark	da Guldstribet selar	–
Estonia	et Kuldvööt-selaroid	–
Germany	de Goldband-Selar	–
Italy	it Suro indopacifico	–
Lithuania	lt geltondryžis selaras	–
Netherlands	nl Geelgestreepte horsmakreel	–
Poland	pl Karanks żółtosmugi	–
Slovenia	sl zlatoprogasti trnobok	–
Sweden	sv Guldbandsselar	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Selaroides leptolepis (Cuvier, 1833)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Selaroides leptolepis (Cuvier, 1833)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Selaroides leptolepis

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Selaroides leptolepis

Scientific name

Selaroides leptolepis

Author

(Cuvier, 1833)

Rank

Species

FAO code

TRY

Morphological description

Description: Dorsal metallic blue, ventral silvery white; stripe yellow broad from eye upper margin to caudal peduncle; opercle edge with spot black, large. Body elongate, oblong, compressed; profiles dorsal less convex than ventral. Eyes very large, shorter than snout length; adipose eyelid well developed, covering eye posterior part. Upper jaw strongly protractile. Breast scaled. LL curved part shorter than straight part 0.6-0.8 times; LL scales are on straight part; LL scutes 24-29, small. Cleithrum smooth without papillae. Pectoral fins falcate; anal fins first two spines detached. (Ref. 2334. 90102)

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyCarangidae
    - GenusSelaroides
      - SpeciesSelaroides leptolepis

Synonyms

Caranx mertensii Cuvier, 1833
Selariodes leptolepis (Cuvier, 1833)
Selar leptolepis (Cuvier, 1833)
Caranx procaranx De Vis, 1884
Caranx leptolepis Cuvier, 1833

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Selaroides leptolepis (Cuvier, 1833)

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Selaroides leptolepis

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Pots and traps

Seines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Distribution maps