Scientific Name	Trachinotus anak   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Ogilby, 1909	Depth	- M
Chinese	阿納鯧鰺	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰺科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F364　Carangidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	阿納鯧鰺
Max Length	59.6 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	紅杉
Distribution in World	Taiwan to Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	East
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Queensland, Australia
Synonyms
Reference	Lin & Shao(1999)  Ogilby, J. D. 1909 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Lin, P. L. etc. 1999
Specimen List
Common Name	Oyster pompano
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	D. VI, I + 19; A. II, I + 17; P. i + 18; G.R. 6 + 10, vertebrae 10 +14. Body ovate in young to subovate in large adults and compressed; in profile of snout broadly rounded, in adults becoming nearly straight to interorbital region. Head deeper than long; snout obtusely rounded and slightly prominent; maxillary extends to below the middle of eye. Lateral line only slightly irregular, weakly convex above pectoral fins, becoming straight posteriorly. No scutes or caudal-peduncle grooves. No teeth in mouth. 1st predorsal bone (supraneural) shaped like an inverted “L” with the arm projecting anteriorly; supraoccipital bone of skull thin and blade-like in adults; preorbital and nasal bones hyperossified in specimens larger than about 30 cm fork length. Head and body generally silvery, greenish to bluish grey dorsally, paler below, large adults sometimes with body mostly bronze or greenish golden; second dorsal and caudal fins dusky orange to nearly black, leading edges and fin tips darkest; anal fin bright to dirty yellow, lobe without a brownish anterior margin; pelvic fins pale to bright yellow; pectoral fins dark.
habitats	Inhabits shallow coastal waters. Diet consists primarily of benthic molluscs.
Distribution	Probably an antitropical species since it has been recorded only from Australia and eastern Taiwan. It is quite rare in Taiwan.
Utility	Excellent food fish; marketed fresh