Blackbanded trevally
📖 Overview
Mainly in offshore reefs on the continental shelf , on rocky bottoms . Non-schooling. Juveniles under weed rafts and adults are sometimes seen with the large planktivores such as whale sharks . Adults feed on demersal fishes, cephalopods, and shrimp . Excellent food fish ; marketed fresh and dried salted .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30 - 37; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 15 - 18. Color bluish grey to black dorsally, white to dusky below; 5-7 dark oblique bands or blotches on young disappear with age. Posterior spines of dorsal fin minute or embedded in large adults; first anal spine usually embedded. Gill rakers are mostly rudiments. Grooves of caudal peduncle present dorsally and ventrally. Maxilla reaching below rear margin of the eyes.: short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blackbanded trevally is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Blackbanded trevally is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Blackbanded trevally is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 150 m . Tropical; 38°N - 35°S, 20°E - 163°E Southeast Atlantic: southeast coast of South Africa (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
demersal fishes, cephalopods, and shrimp (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Black-banded Kingfish · blackbanded amberjack · Blackbanded trevally |
| 🇫🇷French | Amoureuse petite · Sériole amoureuse, Sériole amourez · Sériole amourez |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Aiburi · アイブリ |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Medregal Listado |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 27 records indexed .
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