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Thicklip Trevally
Carangoides orthogrammus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1802)
A Thicklip Trevally at a depth of 20m, North Solitary Island, New South Wales, June 2001. View larger image.
A Thicklip Trevally at a depth of 7m, Northern Small Detached Reef, far northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, December 2001. View larger image.
The Thicklip Trevally has a compressed (glossary) body with a row of scutes on the caudal peduncle.
It is silver to blue-grey with scattered dark spots and a few larger yellow spots on the body. The dorsal, anal and caudal fins are blue.
It grows to 60cm in length.
The Thicklip Trevally occurs in tropical marine waters of the Indo-Pacific.
In Australia it is known from south-western Western Australia around the tropical north and south to the central coast of New South Wales.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
Further reading
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Allen, G.R. & R. Swainston. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 201.
- Hutchins, B. & R. Swainston. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Swainston Publishing. Pp. 180.
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
