Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Carangidae > Carangoides > Carangoides hedlandensis

Carangoides hedlandensis (Port Hedland trevally; Onion kingfish; Long-finned trevally; Jack; Epaulet trevally; Bumpnosed trevally; Bumpnose trevally; Bumpnose kingfish; Trevally)

Synonyms: Carangoides hedlandensiis; Caranx hedlandensis; Olistus hedlandensis
Language: Afrikaans; Carolinian; Fijian; French; Gela; Japanese; Magindanaon; Malay; Mandarin Chinese; Portuguese; Spanish; Surigaonon; Vietnamese

Wikipedia Abstract

The bumpnose trevally, Carangoides hedlandensis (also known as the bumpnose kingfish and onion kingfish) is a species of relatively small inshore marine fish classified in the jack family Carangidae. The bumpnose trevally is fairly common in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-west Pacific region, ranging from South Africa in the west to Japan and Samoa in the east. It is a small species by carangid standards, reaching a maximum known length of 32 cm, and can be distinguished from the similarly shaped Carangoides armatus by a distinct 'bump' on the snout, which gives the fish its common name. The species inhabits coastal waters, often living along bays and beaches, where it takes shrimp, small crabs, and juvenile fish as prey. The bumpnose trevally is of minor importance to fis
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Shoalwater and Corio Bays Area Ramsar Site   Queensland, Australia

Prey / Diet

Encrasicholina devisi (Shorthand anchovy)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Gazza minuta (Toothpony)1
Lutjanus ehrenbergii (Ehrenberg's snapper)1

External References

Citations

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1Predators of Tuna Baitfish and the Effects of Baitfishing on the Subsistence Reef Fisheries of Fiji, S.J.M. Blaber, D.A. Milton, N.J.F. Rawlinson and A. Sesewa, Tuna Baitfish in Fiji and Solomon Islands: proceedings of a workshop, Suva, Fiji, 17-18 August 1993. ACIAR Proceedings No. 52. p. 51-61
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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