Brownback trevally

Brownback trevally
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Carangoides
Species:
C. praeustus
Binomial name
Carangoides praeustus
(Anonymous [ E. T. Bennett ], 1830)
Approximate range of the brownback trevally
Synonyms[2]
  • Caranx praeustus
    Anonymous [Bennett], 1830
  • Caranx ire
    Cuvier, 1833
  • Caranx melanostethos
    Day, 1865

The brownback trevally (Carangoides praeustus), also known as the brown-backed trevally, is a species of small inshore marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae. The brownback trevally is distributed in two populations through the tropical waters of the Indo-west Pacific region, ranging from the Persian Gulf east to India, South East Asia and the Indonesian islands. The species is distinguished from similar species by its completely scaled breast and black-tipped second dorsal fin, and is known to reach a maximum length of 25 cm. The brownback trevally inhabits inshore waters including bays and estuaries, where it preys on demersal crustaceans and small fish. Other aspects of its biology are poorly known, and it is of minor importance to fisheries, occasionally caught by hook and line or trawls. William Smith-Vaniz has recently suggested the two distinct populations may actually represent two distinct species.

  1. ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Carpenter, K.E.; Borsa, P.; Obota, C.; Jiddawi, N.; Yahya, S. (2018). "Carangoides praeustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T20429981A46664084. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T20429981A46664084.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference fishbase was invoked but never defined (see the help page).