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Caranx heberi (Bennett, 1830)

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 (Ref. 48635, 90102), yellow to dusky caudal fin and usually outer half of upper caudal lobe black (especially in juvenile) (Ref. 90102). Identified by black-tipped caudal fin (Ref. 48635). 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 (Ref. 90102). LL with 30-40 strong scutes (Ref. 48635, 90102). Adipose eyelid moderately developed, small anteriorly and extending forward to rear edge of pupil o posterior part of eye. (Ref. 90102)

Common Names

  • Swarttip-koningvis , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • Jash farro , Arabic , United Arab Em.
  • Sall , Arabic , Oman
  • Bronsi , Creole, English (Melanesian Pidgin, Tok Pisin) , Papua New Guinea
  • Daho-Daho , Creole, English (Melanesian Pidgin, Tok Pisin) , Papua New Guinea
  • Laela , Creole, English (Melanesian Pidgin, Tok Pisin) , Papua New Guinea
  • Matacaca , Creole, English (Melanesian Pidgin, Tok Pisin) , Papua New Guinea
  • Sorttippet trevalle , Danish , Denmark
  • Black-tip trevally , English , Micronesia
  • Black-tip trevally , English , Indonesia
  • Blacktip kingfish , English , South Africa
  • Blacktip trevally , English , Global
  • Blacktip trevally , English , USA
  • Blacktip trevally , English , Djibouti
  • Blacktip trevally , English , Malaysia
  • Papuan trevally , English , Australia
  • Trevally , English , Malaysia
  • Yellowtail kingfish , English , India
  • Yellowtail kingfish , English , USA
  • Carangue à pointe noire , French , France
  • Carangue cocole , French , Global
  • Carangue cocole , French , France
  • Carangue cocole , French , Djibouti
  • Belukok ekor hitam , Malay , Malaysia
  • Demudok , Malay , Malaysia
  • Kerepoh , Malay , Malaysia
  • 威氏鰺 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 威氏鲹 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 希伯氏鰺 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 希伯氏鲹 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 黑尖鰺 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 黑尖鲹 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Poroo domsyah , Persian , Iran
  • Xaréu cocoli , Portuguese , Mozambique
  • Atanagul parava , Sinhalese , Sri Lanka
  • Guru parawa , Sinhalese , Sri Lanka
  • Pareh , Sinhalese , Sri Lanka
  • Jurel cocoli , Spanish , Spain
  • Kambisi , Swahili , Kenya
  • Kolekole , Swahili , Tanzania

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Carangiformes

    Family: Carangidae

    Genus: Caranx

    Species: Caranx heberi (Bennett, 1830)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Madagascar to Fiji, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia.

    • Biology

    Adults inhabit clear coastal waters, over rocky reefs in small aggregations (Ref. 5213). Seldom found in turbid or estuarine waters. May be found solitary (Ref. 90102). They feed on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 5213). Sold fresh and dried salted in markets. Excellent food fish if cooked properly (Ref. 12484).

    Habitat

    brackish

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless