Decapterus smithvanizi Kimura, Katahira & Kuriiwa, 2013

Family:  Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos), subfamily: Caranginae
Max. size:  25.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean and West Pacific: from the Andaman Sea, the South China Sea, and Indonesia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28-33; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 23-26. This species of the red-fin Decapterus group is distinguished by the following set of characters: tip of upper jaw not hooked; opercular membrane entriely without serration; posterior tip of pectoral fin usually extending beyond a vertical through origin of second dorsal fin; gill rakers 25-31; curved part of lateral line with 54-62 cycloid scales, body depth 19.4-22.5 % SL pectoral-fin length 25.7-30.6 % SL (Ref. 94089).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 July 2017 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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