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Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833
Bluefin trevally
Classification Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Carangidae
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 117 cm FL male/unsexed; common length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 43.5 kg
ภาพที่ 2Environment
Reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 190 m (Ref. 9710)
Climate / Range
Tropical; 30°N - 35°S
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Ducie Island, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia. Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico to Panama
ภาพที่ 3Short description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-24; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 21. Head and body color brassy; median fins electric blue; fins of juveniles and the young pale to dusky, except yellow pectorals. 27-42 strong scutes. Breast fully scaled. Pectoral fins falcate. 2 spines detached from anal fin.
ภาพที่ 4A coastal and oceanic species, associated with reefs (Ref. 9283, 58302). Juvenile occurs seasonally in shallow sandy inshore waters (Ref. 9710). Found in rivers (Ref. 12792). Pelagic (Ref. 58302). Occasionally in schools. Feeds mainly on other fishes (Ref. 9283), also crustaceans (Ref. 9710). Often toxic when it reaches a length of more than 50 cm (Ref. 4795). Mainly marketed fresh, but also dried or salted
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