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Caranx melampygus Bluefin Trevally, Bluefin Jack, Bluefin Kingfish, Bluefinned Crevalle, Blue Ulua, Omilu, Spotted Trevally

Caranx melampygusis commonly referred to as Bluefin Trevally, Bluefin Jack, Bluefin Kingfish, Bluefinned Crevalle, Blue Ulua, Omilu, Spotted Trevally. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
2697 
AphiaID:
218419 
Scientific:
Caranx melampygus 
German:
Blauflossen-Makrele, Stachelmakrele 
English:
Bluefin Trevally, Bluefin Jack, Bluefin Kingfish, Bluefinned Crevalle, Blue Ulua, Omilu, Spotted Trevally 
Category:
Jacks and Pompanos 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Carangidae (Family) > Caranx (Genus) > melampygus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Cuvier, 1833 
Occurrence:
Djibouti, Eritrea, El Salvador, Sudan, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Christmas Islands, Columbia, Comores, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, East Africa, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Guam, Guatemala, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Johnston Atoll, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico (East Pacific), Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
1 - 190 Meter 
Habitats:
Atoll, Bays, Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Lagoons, Rivers, Water column 
Size:
up to 46.06" (117 cm) 
Weight:
43.5 kg 
Temperature:
73.76 °F - 84.2 °F (23.2°C - 29°C) 
Food:
Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Predatory 
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-11-08 20:04:57 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Caranx melampygus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Caranx melampygus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Caranx melampygus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

Info

Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833

A coastal and oceanic species, associated with reefs. Feeds mainly on other fishes.

Reports of ciguatera poisoning!

Synonyms:
Carangichthys melampygus (Cuvier, 1833)
Carangus melampygus (Cuvier, 1833)
Caranx medusicola Jordan & Starks, 1895
Caranx melampyges Cuvier, 1833
Caranx stellatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850
Caranx valenciennei Castelnau, 1873
Carynx melampygus (Cuvier, 1833)

Scientific paper

  1. Protein and Energy:Protein Ratio in Diets for Juvenile Bluefin Trevally Caranx melampygus, Suprayudi, Muhammad Agus; Ihu, Muhammad Zayani; Utomo, Nurbambang Priyo; Ekasari, Julie , 2014
  2. Establishment and characterization of two cell lines from bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus, Zhao, Z; Lu, Y , 2006
  3. Estuaries as Nurseries for the Jacks Caranx ignobilis and Caranx melampygus (Carangidae) in Hawaii, G.C. Smith; J.D. Parrish, 2002
  4. Natural spawning of the bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus in captivity, Aaron M Moriwake; Virginia N Moriwake; Anthony C Ostrowski; Cheng-Sheng Lee, 2001
  5. Comparative digestive enzyme ontogeny in two marine larval fishes: Pacific threadfin (Polydactylus sexfilis) and bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus), Bong G. Kim; S. Divakaran; Christopher L. Brown; Anthony C. Ostrowski, 2001
  6. Digestive enzymes present in Pacific threadfin Polydactylus sexfilis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) and bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus (Cuvier 1833), S. Divakaran; B. G. Kim; A. C. Ostrowski, 1999
  7. Movements and dispersal patterns of blue trevally (Caranx melampygus) in a fisheries conservation zone, Kim N. Holland; Christopher G. Lowe; Bradley M. Wetherbee, 1996
  8. The predatory behaviour of Caranx melampygus (Pisces) in the channel environment of Aldabra Atoll (Indian Ocean), Geoffrey W. Potts, 1980

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 08.11.2023.

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Copyright Dr. Paddy Ryan
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Caranx melampygus; Aufnahme Malediven
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Copyright Anders Poulsen, colours.dk
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Copyright Dr. Paddy Ryan
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copyright Prof. Dr. Robert A. Patzner
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copyright Prof. Dr. Robert A. Patzner
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Blauflossen_Stachelmakrele
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Caranx melampygus - Blauflossen-Makrele - Malediven - Thudufushi - Hausriff
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Blauflossen Makrele im Mozambik Kanal
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Blauflossen Makrele im Mozambik Kanal
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