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Name: |
Trevally (Pseudocaranx dentex) |
Family: |
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) |
Order: |
Perciformes (perch-likes) |
Class: |
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) |
Alternative Name: |
White trevally |
Max size: |
122 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4887); max. published weight: 18.1 kg (Ref. 4887); max. reported age: 49 years |
Environment: |
Reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 10 - 200 m |
Climate: |
Tropical; 40°N - 47°S |
Importance: |
Fisheries: commercial; Aquaculture: commercial; Gamefish: yes |
Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18(?); tmax=46(?)) |
Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, North Carolina, and south to southern Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean, Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Ascension and St. Helena Island. Indo-Pacific: South Africa, Japan, Hawaii (Ref. 26145), Australia, Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands; and New Zealand. Reported from New Caledonia (Ref. 9070). Occurrence in Taiwan needs verification. |
Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 21-22; Vertebrae: 25. Greenish blue above, silvery white below; midside of body with yellow stripe; opercle with black spot (Ref. 3197). LL with 20-26 scutes (Ref. 6390). With maxilla the rear edge sloping slightly forward to its main axis, a large, diffuse dark blotch on the operculum, and a lateral line with 57-78 scales in the curved portion and 34-46 posterior scutes (Ref. 33616). |