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Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833

Bluefin trevally
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India country information

Common names: Bluefin jack, Fanihandi, Kuluvel
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Tamil Nadu and Kerala coast (Ref. 45255). Also found in Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108). Also Ref. 3287.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah, 2002
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Carangue aîle bleue, Jurel de aleta azul, Blue-fin trevally, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Caranx: French, carangue, the name of a Caribbean fish; 1836 (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 190 m (Ref. 9710).   Tropical; 35°N - 35°S, 30°E - 78°W

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