Animal Species:Onion Trevally, Carangoides caeruleopinnatus (Ruppell, 1830)

Alternative Name/s

This species has also been called the Blue-spined Trevally, Coastal Trevally, Diverse Trevally, Japanese Trevally, and Onion-ring Trevally.

Identification

The Onion Trevally can be recognised by its relatively deep body and the long filament at the front of the second dorsal fin. The fish is bluish-grey above and silver below. There is usually an indistinct dark blotch on the operculum.

It has been called Carangoides uii in many publications.

Size range

It grows to 25 cm in length.

Distribution

The Onion Trevally is a pelagic species that occurs in inshore and continental shelf waters of the tropical Indo-West Pacific.

In Australia it is known from the north-western coast of Western Australia, and around the tropical north to north-eastern Queensland.

The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums.  Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Distribution by collection data

Ozcam map of Onion Trevally specimens in the Australian Museums.

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Classification

Species:

caeruleopinnatus

Genus:

Carangoides

Family:

Carangidae

Class:

Actinopterygii

Subphylum:

Vertebrata

Phylum:

Chordata

Kingdom:

Animalia

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References

1. Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
2. Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.

Last Updated: 29 September 2012

Tags Ichthyology, Onion Trevally, Carangoides caeruleopinnatus, deep body, long filament, silver underside, blotches/mottled, Blue-spined Trevally, Coastal Trevally, Diverse Trevally, Japanese Trevally, Onion-ring Trevally, Carangoides uii, 10 cm - 30 cm, pelagic, inshore water, continental shelf, tropical water, marine, fish, bluish-grey,