Pseudocaranx georgianus

Silver trevally | Caranx georgianus
Pseudocaranx georgianus
Pseudocaranx georgianus, adult, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Pseudocaranx georgianus
Pseudocaranx georgianus, adult, Poor Knights Is, New Zealand, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Pseudocaranx georgianus
Pseudocaranx georgianus, juvenile, Poor Knights Is, New Zealand, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Pseudocaranx georgianus
Pseudocaranx georgianus, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Pseudocaranx georgianus
Pseudocaranx georgianus, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
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Pseudocaranx georgianus
Pseudocaranx georgianus
Pseudocaranx georgianus
Pseudocaranx georgianus
Pseudocaranx georgianus

Distribution

Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Widespread temperate species with black patch on operculum, obvious lateral line, scutes not darker than surrounding skin and sometime faint vertical bands. Form with yellow tail and stripe often found on east coast of Australia. Visually identical to P. dentex, but differs by location.


Information

Max Size: 55 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 14.1-25.3°C

Depth: N/A

Habitat Generalization Index: 32.12

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Frequent (12.2% 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 (17 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney