Blacktip trevally
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit clear coastal waters, over rocky reefs in small aggregations . Seldom found in turbid or estuarine waters. May be found solitary . They feed on fishes and crustaceans . Sold fresh and dried salted in markets. Excellent food fish if cooked properly .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 21; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17. Dark bronze to yellow-green dorsally, shading to silvery bronze to yellowish or yellow green ventrally , yellow to dusky caudal fin and usually outer half of upper caudal lobe black (especially in juvenile) . Identified by black-tipped caudal fin . Body oblong and compressed, dorsal profile strongly convex to second dorsal fin, ventral profile slightly convex. Breast scalation variable, completely scaly (uncommon) to scaleless ventrally . LL with 30-40 strong scutes . Adipose eyelid moderately developed, small anteriorly and extending forward to rear edge of pupil o posterior part of eye. : fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blacktip trevally is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Blacktip trevally is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; non-migratory. Tropical; 28°N - 34°S, 25°E - 178°W West Pacific: Algoa Bay, East Africa and Madagascar north to Iran, Persian Gulf, Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and east to Fiji.
🌿 Ecology
fishes and crustaceans (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blacktip kingfish · Blacktip trevally |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | Jash Farro · Sall · شيم أسود الطرف |
| 🌍CES | kranas černocípý |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Sorttippet trevalle |
| 🇫🇷French | Carangue cocole · Carangue cocole, Carangue à pointe noire · Carangue à pointe noire |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Itoonihiraaji · イトウオニヒラアジ |
| 🌍MSA | Kerepoh |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Xaréu-galha-preta |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Каранкс чернохвостый |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Jurel Cocoli · Jurel de Aleta Negra |
| 🌍THA | ปลาสีขนหางขลิบดำ |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 希伯氏鰺 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caranx sem | Cuvier | 1833 | Synonym |
| Caranx williamsi | Smith | 1968 | Synonym |
| Carnax heberi | Bennett | 1830 | Synonym |
| Scomber heberi | Bennett | 1830 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 12 records indexed .
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