CRATEROGNATHUS PLAGIOTAENIA - (BLEEKER, 1857)
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Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Carangiformes (Order) > Carangoidei (Suborder) > Carangidae (Family) > Caranginae (Subfamily) > Craterognathus (Genus)
Carangue à joues barrées, Carangue grimée, Barcheek trevally, Bar-cheek trevally, Black-cheeked trevally, Barcheek kingfish, Shortridge trevally, Balkwang-koningvis, Xaréu maquilhado, Jurel maquillado, Indo-kaiwari, インドカイワリ, 斜条鲹,
Synonymes
Carangoides plagiotaenia (Bleeker, 1857)
Caranx brevicarinatus (Klunzinger, 1871)
Caranx compressus (Day, 1871)
Caranx plagiotaenia (Bleeker, 1857)
Caranx vomerinus (Playfair, 1867)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-24; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 18-20; Gill rakers: 8-14 + 19-21 = 27-40; Vertebrae: 10-14. Body oblong, compressed. Lower jaw somewhat stout, projecting beyond upper jaw. Breast completely scaled. Straight part of lateral line shorter than curved part, with 21-37 weak scutes posteriorly. Max. length: 50.0 cm TL, common length: 30.0 cm TL. Depth range: 2 - 200 m.
Color
Greyish dorsally, silvery on sides, sometimes 6-7 dusky oblique bars on upper side and large adult occasionally with scattered dark blotches or a few small yellow spots on side; Posterior margin of opercle distinctly dark.
Etymology
Craterognathus: from Greek, kraterós = strong, staunch, mighty + from Greek, gnathos = jaw, mandible, maxilla. Referring to characteristic stout lower jaw.
plagiotaenia: from Greek, plagios = oblique + from Latin, taenia = ribon, band. Referring to six oblique bluish-violet bands under skin on sides.
Original description: Carangoides plagiotaenia Bleeker, 1857 - Type locality: Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia.
Distribution
Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Marshall Islands, Tonga and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands (southern Japan), and south to Western Australia and Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia.
Biology
Adults occur in shallow water along edges of steep outer reef and lagoon slopes. Found singly or in groups.
Last update: 6, March 2023
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Carangiformes (Order) > Carangoidei (Suborder) > Carangidae (Family) > Caranginae (Subfamily) > Craterognathus (Genus)
Carangue à joues barrées, Carangue grimée, Barcheek trevally, Bar-cheek trevally, Black-cheeked trevally, Barcheek kingfish, Shortridge trevally, Balkwang-koningvis, Xaréu maquilhado, Jurel maquillado, Indo-kaiwari, インドカイワリ, 斜条鲹,
Synonymes
Carangoides plagiotaenia (Bleeker, 1857)
Caranx brevicarinatus (Klunzinger, 1871)
Caranx compressus (Day, 1871)
Caranx plagiotaenia (Bleeker, 1857)
Caranx vomerinus (Playfair, 1867)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-24; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 18-20; Gill rakers: 8-14 + 19-21 = 27-40; Vertebrae: 10-14. Body oblong, compressed. Lower jaw somewhat stout, projecting beyond upper jaw. Breast completely scaled. Straight part of lateral line shorter than curved part, with 21-37 weak scutes posteriorly. Max. length: 50.0 cm TL, common length: 30.0 cm TL. Depth range: 2 - 200 m.
Color
Greyish dorsally, silvery on sides, sometimes 6-7 dusky oblique bars on upper side and large adult occasionally with scattered dark blotches or a few small yellow spots on side; Posterior margin of opercle distinctly dark.
Etymology
Craterognathus: from Greek, kraterós = strong, staunch, mighty + from Greek, gnathos = jaw, mandible, maxilla. Referring to characteristic stout lower jaw.
plagiotaenia: from Greek, plagios = oblique + from Latin, taenia = ribon, band. Referring to six oblique bluish-violet bands under skin on sides.
Original description: Carangoides plagiotaenia Bleeker, 1857 - Type locality: Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia.
Distribution
Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius) east to Marshall Islands, Tonga and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands (southern Japan), and south to Western Australia and Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia.
Biology
Adults occur in shallow water along edges of steep outer reef and lagoon slopes. Found singly or in groups.
Last update: 6, March 2023