ANIMAL SPECIES:Thicklip Trevally, Carangoides orthogrammus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1802)
The Thicklip Trevally has a compressed body with a row of scutes on the caudal peduncle. It is silver to blue-grey with scattered dark spots and a few larger yellow spots on the body. The dorsal, anal and caudal fins are blue.
Identification
The Thicklip Trevally has a compressed body with a row of scutes on the caudal peduncle.
It is silver to blue-grey with scattered dark spots and a few larger yellow spots on the body. The dorsal, anal and caudal fins are blue.
Size range
The species grows to 60 cm in length.Distribution
The Thicklip Trevally occurs in tropical marine waters of the Indo-Pacific.
In Australia it is known from south-western Western Australia around the tropical north and south to the central coast of New South Wales.
Classification
- Species:
- orthogrammus
- Genus:
- Carangoides
- Family:
- Carangidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
References
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Allen, G.R. & R. Swainston. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 201.
- Hutchins, B. & R. Swainston. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Swainston Publishing. Pp. 180.
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
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A Thicklip Trevally at North Solitary Island View full size
Ian Shaw
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A Thicklip Trevally at Northern Small Detached Reef View full size
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