Carangoides gymnostethus, Adult. Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Carangoides gymnostethus, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Rounded head profile from snout, eyes set well back on head, relatively short lobes on dorsal and anal fins, often with scattered dark orange spots on side. Shallower body and shorter lobes on dorsal and anal fins than in most Carangoides trevallies.
Information
Max Size: 90 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 20.2-31.6°C
Depth: 20-100m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
Threats: Exploitation
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (1% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Many (24 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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