Coastal trevally

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Coastal trevally

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Carangoides
Species:
C. coeruleopinnatus
Binomial name
Carangoides coeruleopinnatus
(Rüppell, 1830)
Approximate range of the coastal trevally
Synonyms[2]
  • Carangoides coeruleopinnatus (Rüppell, 1830)
  • Caranx coeruleopinnatus Rüppell, 1830
  • Carangoides caeruleopinnatus (Rüppell, 1830)
  • Citula coeruleopinnata (Rüppell, 1830)
  • Caranx altissimus Jordan & Seale, 1905
  • Carangoides altissimus (Jordan & Seale, 1905)
  • Caranx formosanus Jordan & Snyder, 1908
  • Caranx uii Wakiya, 1924
  • Carangoides uii (Wakiya, 1924)
  • Citula diversa Whitley, 1940

The coastal trevally (Carangoides coeruleopinnatus), also known as the onion trevally, Japanese trevally or bluefin kingfish, is a

table fish. A mistype in the original volume in which Eduard Rüppell
named the species led to the combination Carangoides caeruleopinnatus, which has incorrectly spread through the literature.

Taxonomy and naming

The coastal trevally is formally classified within the genus Carangoides, one of a number of groups of fish referred to as jacks and trevallies. Carangoides is further classified in the family Carangidae, the Carangidae are part of the order Carangiformes.[3]

The species was first

Gilbert Whitley in 1940. In 1924, a juvenile specimen was named Caranx uii by Yojiro Wakiya, a name which became widespread throughout the literature, and was commonly known as the 'Japanese trevally', before being sunk into C. coeruleopinnatus in 1986 by William Smith-Vaniz.[5]

The species is commonly known as the 'coastal trevally' or 'coastal kingfish', with other commonly applied English names including 'onion trevally', 'Japanese trevally', 'bluefin kingfish', 'shortfin kingfish', and 'diverse trevally'.[6]

Description

Carangoides coeruleopinnatus

The coastal trevally is similar in body to most other jacks, having a nearly

vertebrae.[7]

In life, the coastal trevally is bluish green above, fading to a silvery grey on the underside, with the sides having many small yellow spots. There is a small dark blotch on the upper margin of the opercle. The dorsal, anal and caudal fins are dusky, although the caudal is often slightly yellow, while the pectoral fins are pale yellow and the pelvic fins are hyaline to grey.[8] Juveniles have dark vertical bands which fade as the fish become adults, and become indistinct at larger sizes.

Distribution and habitat

South East Asian and Indonesian island chains extending to northern Australia. In the Pacific Ocean, its range extends north to Taiwan and Japan, and east to a number of small island groups, including Tonga, Samoa and New Caledonia.[6]

Coastal trevally are rarely found close to shore, with adults inhabiting deep

estuaries,[11] and in shallow bays in northern Australia,[12]
but the movements of the species are poorly understood. Like other species of jack, the coastal trevally is attracted to floating devices, with the fish occasionally caught by anglers around specially built FADs (fish attracting devices).[13]

Biology and fishery

The coastal trevally is poorly studied, and as such there is little information regarding its biology and ecology. The species is known to occur both in small shoals and individually, and is a planktonivorous fish, consuming small midwater organisms including krill, mantis shrimp, small fish and squid.[14] The mouth of the coastal trevally is soft, and the teeth fairly weak, which prevents the capture of larger prey items. It is a rather sluggish fish in comparison to other members of the Carangidae.[14] Nothing is known of reproduction in the species, and its movements are also unknown.

The coastal trevally is of little or no importance to most

table fish, however, and it has limited commercial value in Asia.[14]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20429419A46664054.en
    . Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Carangoides coeruleopunctatus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the original
    on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  4. ISBN 978-0-643-09334-8
    .
  5. ^
    doi:10.3853/j.0812-7387.12.1990.92
    .
  6. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Carangoides coeruleopinnatus" in FishBase. September 2008 version.
  7. ^
    ISBN 92-5-104587-9
    .
  8. ^
    ISBN 0-8248-1895-4
    .
  9. ^ Lin, Pai-Lei; Shao, Kwang-Tsao (17 April 1999). "A Review of the Carangid Fishes (Family Carangidae) From Taiwan with Descriptions of Four New Records". Zoological Studies. 38 (1): 33–68. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  10. ^ McGrouther, M. (2005). "Onion Trevally, Carangoides caeruleopinnatus (Rüppell, 1830)". Find a Fish. Australian Museum Online. Archived from the original on 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  11. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.1983.tb04738.x
    .
  12. ISSN 0727-6273. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  13. ISBN 962-209-461-9
    .
  14. ^
    ISBN 1-86825-394-5
    .

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