South Africa country information

Common names: Balkwang-koningvis, Barcheek kingfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges south to Durban. Also Ref. 3287.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Carangue grimée, Oblique-banded, Bar-cheek trevally, ... more

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Craterognathus: Name from Greek 'kratero' meaning strong and 'gnathos' for jaw, referring to the characteristic stout lower jaw..
More on author: Bleeker.

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

समुद्री प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 0 - 200 m (Ref. 37816). Tropical; 30°N - 23°S

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | Point map | भूमिका | Faunafri

Indo-Pacifc: from the Red Sea and the eastern coast of Africa to Fiji and Samoa, except the Persian Gulf.

आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 3197); common length : 30.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 9137)

Short description आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण): 9; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण): 22-24; गुदा कांटा 3; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 18 - 20.

Adults occur in shallow water along edges of steep outer reef and lagoon slopes. Found singly or in groups (Ref. 9710). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | सहयोगीयो

Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 March 2015

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)