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Classification
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| Latin name : |
Carangoides ferdau (Forssk?l, 1775) |
| Synonyms : |
Carangoides hemigymnostethus (Bleeker 1851)
Carangoides laticaudis (Alleyne & Macleay 1877)
Caranx ferdau (Forsskål 1775)
Caranx gilberti (Jordan & Seale 1906)
Caranx hemigymnostethus (Bleeker 1851)
Ferdauia lindemanensis (Whitley 1951)
Scomber ferdau (Forsskål 1775) |
| Classification : |
Carangidae ( Trevallyfishs ) |
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Carangue ? barres
Carangue tachetée
Jurel manchado
Carangue rayée
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Blue trevally
Bar Jack
Ferdau's trevally
Ferdy
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Identification
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| Main identification characters |
Blue green above, paler below; 5-6 dusky bands on sides; sometimes with inconspicuous golden spots. Max. Size : 70,0 cm.
Schools in open waters and lagoons and outer reef slopes. |
| Possible confusions |
| Feel free to update this datasheet and complete this data. |
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Biology
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| Feed |
| Feeds mainly on crustaceans, mollusks and small fish that are abundant in the lagoons. |
| Cycle of life / Reproduction |
Data exist in different language. Feel free to update this datasheet and translate the data :
Les juvéniles nagent très souvent près des méduses, profitant de la protection offerte par leur tentacules urticantes. |
| Interaction with other species |
| Existing reports of ciguatera poisoning. |
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Distribution
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| Habitat |
Pelagic |
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| Found in coastal waters adjacent to sandy beaches; also found to depths of 60 m, often near reefs. |
| Geographical distribution |
| Indo-West Pacific: widely distributed from the Red Sea and East Africa (to Port Elizabeth in South Africa) to the Hawaiian Islands and French Polynésia. |
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Links
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| Websites : |
http://ibs.uel.ac.uk/fish-bin/fishgen.pl?speccode=1921
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Carangoid [...]
http://www.nps.gov/npsa/NPSAfish/carcaeru.htm
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Bibliography
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Guide des récifs coralliens
A & A Ferrari
Delachaux & Niestlé, 1999-2000
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Guide sous-marin de Tahiti
R. Bagnis & E. Christian
Les Editions du Pacifique, 1976-2000
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Data sheet written by Christophe Naslain , 27/11/2002
Updates :
Christophe Naslain - 27/11/2002
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