Carangidae

Blackfin scad

Alepes melanoptera

A black dorsal fin cuts across silver

• Black
• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The blackfin scad (Alepes melanoptera) (also known as the shortfinned trevally and Chinese trevally) is a species of tropical marine fish of the jack family Carangidae. The species inhabits inshore waters throughout the Indo-Pacific region, although is rare in the western Indian Ocean. It is not a large species, with the largest reported capture being 25 cm, and it is distinguished readily from similar species by the prominent black dorsal fin.