Scientific Name
Carangoides malabaricus
Common Name
Malabar trevally
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 20-23;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 17 - 19. Color silvery, bluish grey dorsally. Opercle with a small, black spot. Lateral line with 19-36 weak scutes. Pectoral fins falcate; 1st dorsal lobe slightly falcate. No scales on breast to behind pelvic origin and laterally to pectoral base, including the small area anteriorly just above fin.