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© Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 Selar crumenophthalmus	© Copyright Ross Robertson, 2006 Selar crumenophthalmus

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Main identification features use genus Dorsal rays VIII+I,24-27; anal rays II+I,21-23; no finlets behind dorsal and fins; gill rakers on first arch 9-12 + 27-37; anterior part of lateral line with long, low arch; straight part of lateral line with 0-11 scales and 29-42 scutes; a deep furrow in lower margin of gill opening with a large papilla immediately above it and a smaller papilla near upper edge; clear adipose eyelid covering large eye except for broad oval slit centered on pupil; body elongate; lateral line without extensions to nape or back. Metallic blue to bluish green above, shading to white below; yellow stripe sometimes present from opercle margin to upper part of caudal fin base. Size: to 30 cm. Habitat: pelagic, forms inshore schools. Depth: 0-170 m. Worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas; Central Baja and the Gulf of California to Ecuador and the oceanic islands. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California); Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo); South Temperate (Peruvian Province ). Depth Range Max: 170 m. Depth Range Min: 0 m. Diet: zooplankton; Pelagic crustacea; pelagic fish larvae; pelagic fish eggs; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves; mobile benthic worms. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=31; Southern limit=-6; Western limit=-115; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=37; Longitudinal range=37. Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Planktivore. FishBase Habitat: Pelagic. Global Endemism: Circumtropical ( Indian + Pacific + Atlantic Oceans); East Pacific + Atlantic (East +/or West); Transisthmian (East Pacific + Atlantic of Central America); East Pacific + all Atlantic (East+West); All Pacific (West + Central + East); TEP non-endemic; "Transpacific" (East + Central &/or West Pacific); All species. Habitat: Estuary; Water column. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 30 cm. Regional Endemism: Island (s); Continent; Continent + Island (s); Eastern Pacific non-endemic; Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Brackish; Marine. Water Column Position: Near Surface; Surface; Water column only;

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References

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Acknowledgements

Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page.