CARANGIDAE Selar crumenophthalmus, 13.8 cm SL (from North Sulawesi, Indonesia; photo by Seishi Kimura) Selar crumenophthalmus, 25.1 cm SL (from Iriomote I., Japan; photo by Seishi Kimura) Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793) Bigeye Scad D VIII + I, 24-27; A II + I, 21-231; GR 9-12 + 27-31; V 10+14. Body compressed, elongated. Adipose eyelid well developed, completely covering eye except for a vertical slit centered on pupil. Shoulder girdle (cleithrum) margin with upper (small) and lower (large) papillae. Dorsal and anal fins without detached finlets. Straight part of lateral line almost entirely covered by relatively small scutes (29-42), almost the same length as curved part. Color: body blue-green dorsally, silvery white ventrally, with a narrow yellow longitudinal stripe from border of opercle to caudal peduncle. Size: maximum length about 70 cm. Distribution: worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters. Remarks: found mainly in shallow inshore waters. Feeds on planktonic and benthic invertebrates. Marketed fresh, dried or salted.