Photo credit: Glenda Vélez Calabria (Colombia) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal
This photo shows the display of bigeye scad (Selar crumenophthalmus) in the public market of Santa Marta (Colombia). The bigeye scad is fished commercially from warm seas in tropical regions and considered an important source of low-cost, high-quality protein and has been an essential fish food in Hawaii, Maldive islands and for the Grenadian community. This fish is marketed fresh and may be eaten raw. The species is also marketed as salted or dried forms. Bigeye scad belongs to the family Carangidae. In addition to the wild caught bigeye scad, its farming is carried out whenever found feasible.
