Scientific Name
Gnathanodon speciosus
Common Name
Golden trevally
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 8;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 18-20;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 15 - 17. Color of juveniles and young adults bright yellow to silvery; broad and narrow black bars alternating; fins yellow. Adults with few black blotches or spots on sides; bars, if present, very faint. Lips thick and fleshy. Breast completely scaled. Pectorals falcate ; anal fin with 2 detached spines