Scientific Name
Caranx papuensis
Common Name
Brassy trevally
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 21-23;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 16 - 19. Close resembles C. melampygus, but lacks blue on the fins, has a large naked area on the breast, slightly more elongate and has often has a bronze to greenish cast with scattered black specks (Ref. 37816). Upper lobe of caudal fin dark (Ref. 48635).