Bigeye Scad
Name:                      Bigeye Scad
Local common name: Big Eye or Mata Besar
Scientific name:         Selar crumenophthalmus
Family:                     Carangidae
TL:                           20 cm
Width[excl fins]:        4.8 cm
Wgt:                         106 gms
Bigeye Scad[with lateral yellow stripe]
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Bigeye Scad
Biig Eye or Mata Besar
Selar crumenophthalmus
Carangidae
21.7 cm
5.1 cm
124 gms
Marine
0-170 m
Coastal water in huge schools. Feeds on plankton, small insects.
Low price. Spoils easily on exposure. Only occasionally available. It's also used as a live bait.
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