Alectis ciliaris

Carangidae
Pennantfish, African Pompano, Pennantfish, Cobblerfish, Cordonnier, Crevalle, Cuban Jack, Diamond Trevally, Fiddler, Hairfish, Indian Threadfin Trevally, Pennant Trevally, Pompano, Shoemaker, Sunfish, Threadfin Jack, Threadfin Jackfish, Threadfin Mirrorfish, Threadfin
  • Alectis ciliaris, Minerva Reef, Pacific Ocean, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Alectis ciliaris, Minerva Reef, Pacific Ocean, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Alectis ciliaris, Juvenile, NSW, Australia, Photo: Antonia Cooper
    Alectis ciliaris, Juvenile, NSW, Australia, Photo: Antonia Cooper
Distribution
Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean, Tropical Eastern Pacific, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
High body with rounded head and metallic silver sheen, juveniles with five chevron-shaped bars and long filaments projecting from dorsal and ventral fin spines that can be several times the length of the body. Length to 130 cm.
Information
  • Max Size: 150 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 16.8-31.2°C
  • Depth: 1-100m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Open ocean, Rocky Reef
Rarity
  • Threats: Exploitation
  • IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (1% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Many (10 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields
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