Deeper, diamond-shaped body, steeper angular head and longer dorsal and anal fins than Carangoides plagiotaenia (barcheek trevally).
Information
Max Size: 100 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 17.3-30.0°C
Habitat: Coral Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Rare (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 (68 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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Ulua mentalis, Photo: Ian Shaw
