Carangichthys dinema

Characteristic features:

Colour:

Blue-grey above, silvery-white below; dark blotches between soft dorsal-fin rays. Second dorsal-fin ray tip and caudal-fin upper lobe yellowish; all other fins pale to dusky.

Size:

Up to 59 cm TL.

Distribution:

Indo-West Pacific in tropical waters.

Habitat:

Coastal waters, from the surface to 15 m depth.

Biology:

Likely feeds on small fishes and crustaceans. Occur singly or in small or large schools swimming frequently along reef drop offs.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught mainly by hook-and-line and bottom trawl.

Similar species:

Atropus armatus
Longfin trevally

Atropus armatus differs in having a head profile steep (vs. gently sloped); no markings between bases of second dorsal-fin rays (vs. brown blotches) and scaleless breast area uninterrupted to scaleless pectoral-fin base (vs. scaleless breast area separated from scaleless pectoral-fin base by a broad band of scales).

to Atropus armatus

Platycaranx chrysophrys
Longnose trevally

Platycaranx chrysophrys differs in having no markings between bases of second dorsal-fin rays (vs. brown/black blotches); straight part of lateral line short, about 1/3 to curved part (vs. long, about equal to curved part); scaleless breast area long ventrally, extending beyond pelvic-fin origin (vs. short, not extending beyond pelvic-fin origin) and head profile just above mouth vertical (vs. gently sloped).

to Platycaranx chrysophrys

Turrum coeruleopinnatus
Coastal trevally

Turrum coeruleopinnatus differs in having no markings between bases of second dorsal-fin rays (vs. brown blotches); second dorsal-fin lobe long and filamentous in young, shortening to less than head length with age (vs. lobe never filamentous but long, greater than head length).

to Turrum coeruleopinnatus

Atropus hedlandensis
Bumpnose trevally

Atropus hedlandensis differs in having no markings between bases of second dorsal-fin rays (vs. brown blotches); head profile very steep (vs. gently sloped) and a bump in head profile level with the eyes, becoming more pronounced with increasing size (vs. no bump).

to Atropus hedlandensis

Platycaranx malabaricus
Malabar trevally

Platycaranx malabaricus differs in having no markings between bases of second dorsal-fin rays (vs. brown blotches); straight part of lateral line much shorter than curved part (vs. slightly shorter) and scaleless breast area long ventrally, often extending to second anal-fin origin (vs. short ventrally, extending to pelvic-fin origin).

to Platycaranx malabaricus

Carangichthys oblongus
Coachwhip trevally

Carangichthys oblongus differs in having the blotches between bases of second dorsal-fin rays blue to black in colour (vs. brown) and straight part of lateral line slightly longer than curved part (vs. slightly shorter).

to Carangichthys oblongus

Platycaranx talamparoides
Imposter trevally

Platycaranx talamparoides differs in having no markings between bases of second dorsal-fin rays (vs. brown blotches); straight part of lateral line much shorter than curved part (vs. slightly shorter); scaleless breast area long ventrally, often extending to second anal-fin origin (vs. short ventrally, extending to pelvic-fin origin) and scaleless breast area separated from scaleless pectoral-fin base by a broad band of scales (vs. scaleless breast area extending uninterrupted to scaleless pectoral-fin base).

to Platycaranx talamparoides

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