 In northern Australia, the Philippines and parts of India it has been found to be one of the most common species in these waters.Schools of yellowstripe scad is known to seasonally migrate to coastal waters in summer and back to deeper shelf waters in Taiwan, with no other clear movements recorded throughout its range.The yellowstripe scad is a predatory fish, taking a variety of crustaceans and other small prey items, with its exact diet varying both spatially and temporally.