Caranx papuensis

(Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)

Vernacular names
English : Brassy trevally
French : Carangue cuivrée

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Carangiformes
Family : Carangidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
This species grows to a maximum length of 88 cm, most often around 50 cm. Large head with curved forehead. High back profile with small dorsal and anal fins. Large tail fin with yellow-white edge to lower lobe. Black dots on flanks.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area, from East and South Africa to Marquesas islands, north to Ryukyu islands, south to Australia. Lives in lagoons and seaward reefs, sometimes rivers, to 50 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has large range and within its distribution lye a number of protected areas. It is occasionally caught for food but this isn’t a threat.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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