Species Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833
Bluefin Trevally, Blue-fin Trevally, Blue-finned Trevally, Spotted Trevally
- Caranx melampygus Cuvier, G.L. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1833. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 9 512 pp. pls 246-279. [116].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP A. 6083, Waigeo, Bourou, Vanicolo and Mauritius (as Îsle de France); MNHP A. 6028, Waigeo, Bourou, Vanicolo and Mauritius (as Îsle de France); MNHP A. 6162, Waigeo, Bourou, Vanicolo and Mauritius (as Îsle de France); MNHP A. 6163, Waigeo, Bourou, Vanicolo and Mauritius (as Îsle de France); MNHP A. 6069, Waigeo, Bourou, Vanicolo and Mauritius (as Îsle de France). - Caranx valenciennei Castelnau, F.L. de 1873. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 6. Notes on fishes from Knob Island. Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria 2: 98-109 [102].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP A.6434 100 mm SL (largest specimen), Noble Island (as Knob Island), Torres Strait, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) MNHP A.6434.Subsequent designation references:
Whitley, G.P. 1940. Illustrations of some Australian fishes. The Australian Zoologist 9(4): 397-428 figs 1-45 pls 30-31 [420] (fig. 34).Type locality references:
Smith-Vaniz, W.F., Bauchot, M.L. & Desoutter, M. 1979. Catalogue critique des types de Poissons du Muséum National d'Histoire naturelle (Suite) (Familles des Carangidae et des Nematistiidae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 4(1): 1-66 (in part). - Caranx stellatus Eydoux, J.F.T. & Souleyet, F.L.A. 1848. Poissons. Pp. 155–216 in Voyage autour du Monde exécuté pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la Corvette La Bonite commandée par M. Vaillant. Zoologie Vol. 1 Pt 2, Atlas pls 1–10. Paris. Voyage Bonite i-iv, i-xxxix, 334 pp. [167, pl. 3 (fig. 2)].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A.6068, Hawaiian Islands.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Smith-Vaniz, W.F., Bauchot, M.L. & Desoutter, M. 1979. Catalogue critique des types de Poissons du Muséum National d'Histoire naturelle (Suite) (Familles des Carangidae et des Nematistiidae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 4(1): 1-66 [19]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Western North West Cape, Rowley Shoals, Scott/Seringapatam Reefs, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, WA, and NE of Darwin (11º16'S, 132º09'E) NT to Coila Lake, NSW (36°02'S); Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands; tropical, Indo-Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Timor Province (2), Norfolk Island Province (21), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Northwest Transition (3), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Russell, B.C. 1986. Part VII Fishes. pp. 79-103 in Berry, P.F. (ed.). Faunal Surveys of the Rowley Shoals, Scott Reef and Seringapatam Reef, northwestern Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 25: 1-106 [87]
- Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [11]
- Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [161]
- Francis, M.P. 1991. Additions to the Fish Faunas of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, Southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 45(2): 204-220 figs 1-44 [209]
- Hutchins, J.B. 1994. A survey of the nearshore reef fish fauna of Western Australia's west and south coasts — The Leeuwin Province. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 46: 1-66 figs 1-6 [46]
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [319]
- Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2 [54]
- Russell, B.C., Larson, H.K., Hutchins, J.B. & Allen, G.R. 2005. Reef fishes of the Sahul Shelf. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory Supplement 1 2005: 83-105 [93]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, marine, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
15-70 m
General References
Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [161]
Francis, M.P. 1991. Additions to the Fish Faunas of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, Southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 45(2): 204-220 figs 1-44 [209]
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [323]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part II. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 145–329 [187] (as Caranx stellatus and p. 190 as Caranx vallenciennei)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [126] (821)
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1999. Family Carangidae. pp. 2659-2756 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2714]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [43] (1020)
Common Name References
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [201] (Blue-finned Trevally, Spotted Trevally)
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [130] (Bluefin Trevally)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [174] (Blue-fin Trevally)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bluefin Trevally)
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1999. Family Carangidae. pp. 2659-2756 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2714] (FAO) (Bluefin Trevally)
History of changes
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| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |