Animal Species:Thicklip Trevally, Carangoides orthogrammus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1802)

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

What does this mean?

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.

Last Updated: 20 May 2009