Order : Carangiformes
Family
: CARANGIDAE
Species : 18 species in the genus Caranx
Maximum Length : 170 cm
Caranx ignobilis)
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Trevallies (Caranx spp.) comprise a group of 18 recognised species (Fishbase, 2024) in the family Carangidae.
The largest member of the genus is the Giant Trevally (Caranx
ignobilis) which can attain a length of 170 cm and a weight of 80 kg.
The commonest species, featured here (Fig 1) is the Bluefin Trevally (Caranx
melampygus), which occurs in tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Ocean.
Fig 1 : Bluefin Trevally Caranx melampygus in
shallow coastal water at Bora Bora, French Polynesia.
Links and references :
Fishbase -
Carynx melampygus
Wikipedia -
Carynx
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