Black Trevally (species: Caranx lugubris) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Caranx lugubris
Black Trevally


©Vanessa Messmer: Caranx lugubris at Day Reef near Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Carangidae
Genus Caranx
Species Caranx lugubris

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 74 cm (length according to Allen et al (2003).)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island area: Very rarely seen. The photographed specimen seems to be the first record of this widely-distributed oceanic species from the area.

Web resources

References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.