Family LACTARIIDAE
False Trevallies, False Trevally, Milk Trevally
Compiler and date details
5 January 2012 - John R. Paxton, Jennifer E. Gates & Douglass F. Hoese
December 2006 - John R. Paxton, Jennifer E. Gates & Douglass F. Hoese
Introduction
The family Lactariidae currently comprises a single species from the tropical Indo-west Pacific (Leis 1999; Nelson 2006), including Australia. Leis (1994) described the larvae and discussed relationships of the family.
The milk or false trevally is a pelagic marine fish found primarily in coastal waters. It has large eyes and resembles carangids, but lacks the two detached spines in front of the anal fin. Maximum length for the family is 28 cm.
General References
Leis, J.M. 1994. Larvae, adults and relationships of the monotypic fish family Lactariidae. Records of the Australian Museum 46(2): 131-144
Leis, J.M. 1999. Family Lactariidae. 2649 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.
Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.
Common Name References
Leis, J.M. 1999. Family Lactariidae. 2649 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. [2649] (False Trevally, Milk Trevally)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [156] (False Trevallies)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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15-Nov-2012 | 15-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |