Caranx papuensis
Brassy Trevally
©Lyle: Caranx papuensis at Day Reef near Lizard Island. Note white spot behind gill cover, lower tail lobe yellowish with narrow white margin.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Carangidae
Genus
Caranx
Species
Caranx papuensis
Colours
Distinguishing features
A silver fish with bronze tint in certain light, many small dark spots on sides. A noticeable white spot at top of gill cover. Lower lobe of tail fin yellowish with a narrow white border. Tip of anal fin also pale.
Size
- Up to 80 cm (Length of specimen)
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
It can be found in marine environments. It can be found in brackish environments.Local abundance
- Lizard Island: Small specimens (to 40 cm) frequently seen near Casuarina Beach.
Web resources
References
- Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
- Bott, N.J. and T.H. Cribb (2005). Prosorhynchoides lamprelli n. sp (Digenea : Bucephalidae) from the brassy trevally, Caranx papuensis (Teleostei : Carangidae), from off Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Zootaxa, 1059: 33-38. LIRS catalog number 935.
- Bray, R.A. and T.H. Cribb (2008). Stephanostomum sp(p). (Digenea: Acanthocolpidae) from scombrids and carangids (Perciformes) from the Great Barrier Reef, with the description of two new species, Revisita Mexicana de Bidiversidad, 79: 49S-68S. LIRS catalog number 1151.
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