Trachinotus anak

(Ogilby, 1909)

Vernacular names
English : Oyster pompano
French : Pompaneau huitre

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Carangiformes
Family : Carangidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species can reach 1 meter. Oval-shaped body, slight hump on upper forehead but round snout and small mouth. Silvery body with slight yellow tinge. Fins dirty yellow with dark edges. Dark pectoral fins. Fins longer than T. mookalee.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the western Pacific Ocean, around Taiwan and south Japanese coasts and then around north-east Australia and south New Caledonia. Mostly found in shallow coastal waters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : DATA DEFICIENT
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a patchy range and can be locally highly vulnerable to overfishing. Its range isn’t fully understood and surveyed yet.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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