Selar crumenophthalmus | University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO) | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793)
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Osteichthyes
  • Order » Carangiformes
  • Family » Carangidae
  • Genus » Selar
  • Species » crumenophthalmus
  • Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793)
    (Bigeye scad)
  • Description »  

    Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 170 m , usually 2 - 10 m . Subtropical; 47°N - 31°S, 180°W - 180°E

    Maturity: Lm 17.7  range ? - ? cm Max length : 70.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; max. reported age: 3.00 years

    Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 27; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 21 - 23. Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal;  Cross section: compressed.

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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Santa Ana, Cagayan Valley]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »   Maybelle A. Fortaleza
  • Species ID by »   Maybelle A. Fortaleza
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO)
  • Collection Code »   []
  • Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:07 November 2013 (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »   Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin
  • GenBank Accession Number »   N/A
  • Curated by »   Maybelle Fortaleza
  • Last Updated »   Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.
  • Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.
  • DNA Sequence »

    Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"