bigeye scad

Selar crumenophthalmus

Seventy Centimeters Carangid Fish of the Hawaiian Islands

Tropical
Globally widespread
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Central America and the Caribbean
East Asia
North America
Oceania
South America
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

The bigeye scad or big-eyed scad (Selar crumenophthalmus) is a species of oceanic fish found in tropical regions around the globe. Other common names include purse-eyed scad, goggle-eyed scad, akule, chicharro, charrito ojón, jacks, matang baka, mushimas and coulirou. The bigeye scad is fished commercially, both for human consumption and for bait.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Selar
Maximum length: 70 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Circumtropical. Indo-Pacific: East Africa (Ref. 3287 ) to Rapa, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to New Caledonia. Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 5530 ). Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and Bermuda through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean to to São Paulo (Ref. 47377 ), Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde to southern Angola (Ref. 7097 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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