Silver trevally (species: Pseudocaranx dentex) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Pseudocaranx dentex
Silver trevally


©Ian Skipworth: Silver trevally (Pseudocaranx dentex)

©Richard Ling: Juvenile Silver trevally (Pseudocaranx dentex)

©Richard Ling: Juvenile Silver Trevally (Pseudocaranx dentex) sheltering under a Blue Groper

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Carangidae
Genus Pseudocaranx
Species Pseudocaranx dentex

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 122 cm (TL) - applies to More commonly 40cm

Depth range

  • From 10 m to 238 m - applies to Usually 10-25m

Synonyms

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Schooling species found in bays, coastal waters and estuaries. Juveniles often associated with estuaries and shallow continental shelf waters. Often associated with rocky reef.

Behaviour

Feed on plankton by ram-filtering and suction feeding and on benthic invertebrates.

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References

  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.