Yellowstripe Scad

Selaroides leptolepis
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Often found following large pelagic fish as they feed of the scraps that are left behind. They are silver bodied with a yellow stripe that runs mid laterally along the body continuing onto the top half of the caudal fin fading out towards the bottom half. They can be found forming large schools along coastal rocky reefs, estauries and bays.

Size: 22cm in length (maximum)

Diet: Gastropods, Algae & Small Fish

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