Malabar trevally (Carangoides malabaricus)

Scientific name: Carangoides malabaricus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Malabar trevally (Carangoides malabaricus)

The Malabar trevally (Carangoides malabaricus) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Carangoides malabaricus
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
20–140 m (66–459 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; amphidromous; depth range 20 - 140 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: east coast of Africa (without verified records from the Red Sea) to Sri Lanka and farther eastward to the Gulf of Thailand, north to Japan and south to Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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