Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Carangidae > Alectis > Alectis ciliaris

Alectis ciliaris (Trevally; Trevalle; Threadfish; Thread-finned trevally; Threadfinned trevally; Threadfin trevally; Threadfin pompano; Threadfin mirrorfish; Thread-fin jackfish; Threadfin; Thread pompano; Sunfish; Shoemaker; Round-headed pennantfish; Pompano; Pennantfish; Pennant trevally; Pennant fish; Jacks; Jack; Indian threadfin trevally; Hairfish; Fiddler; Diamond trevally; Cuban jack; Crevalle; Cordonnier; Cobblerfish; Ciliated thread-fish; Ciliated threadfish; African pompano; Amberjack; Scad)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The African pompano (Alectis ciliaris) (also known as the pennant-fish and threadfin trevally) is a widely distributed species of tropical marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The species is found in tropical waters worldwide, with adults often inhabiting coastlines, while juveniles are usually pelagic, floating with ocean currents. The adult African pompano is similar in appearance to the other members of the genus Alectis, with the concave shape of the head near the eyes the clearest distinguishing feature. The juveniles are similar to other members of Alectis, having long, filamentous dorsal and anal fin tips which are thought to discourage predators. The species lives in depths less than 100 m, consuming a range of crustaceans and small fishes. The species is of minor economic i
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Structure [1]  Herb

Protected Areas

Prey / Diet

Boiga dendrophila (Gold-ringed Cat Snake, Mangrove Snake)[2]

Predators

Acanthocybium solandri (Wahoo fish)[2]
Rhomboplites aurorubens (Vermillion snapper)[2]
Thalassarche cauta (Shy Albatross)[2]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Hysterothylacium rigidum[3]
Plerurus digitatus[3]
Prosorhynchus alectis[3]
Pseudopecoelus alectis[3]

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Citations

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♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0