| Family: |
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos), subfamily: Caranginae |
| Max. size: |
28 cm FL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 20 - 140 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and the Persian Gulf eastward to Sri Lanka; then from India to the Philippines and Oahu, Hawaii, north to the Ryukyu Islands (Ref. 559), south to northern Australia. Recently recorded from Reunion (Ref. 53568). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Adults occur in the continental shelf (Ref. 7300). They form schools in depths from 50 to at least 130 m. They feed on epibenthic crustaceans and cephalopods (Ref. 37816). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 9773. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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