Scientific Name	Caranx papuensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Alleyne & Macleay, 1877	Depth	3 - 120M
Chinese	巴布亞鰺	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰺科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F364　Carangidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	巴布亞鰺
Max Length	88 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	甘仔魚、瓜仔、紅目瓜仔(臺南安平)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、 Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	New Guinea
Synonyms	Carangus sansum, Carangus sansun, Caranx carangus, Caranx celetus, Caranx regularis, Caranx sansun
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Lin & Shao(1999)  Haynes Giddes Alleyne, M. D., etc. 1877 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Lin, P. L. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0056701. ASIZP0056848. ASIZP0059530. ASIZP0060362. ASIZP0060710. ASIZP0064792. ASIZP0064827. ASIZP0064849. ASIZP0064951. ASIZP0064952. ASIZP0064987. ASIZP0700217. ASIZP0800300. ASIZP0800315. ASIZP0800330. ASIZP0800332. ASIZP0800333. ASIZP0800335. ASIZP0802482. ASIZP0802486. ASIZP0802487. ASIZP0912482. ASIZP0912486. ASIZP0912487. FRIP00182. FRIP20549. FRIP21609. NMMBP05055. NMMSTP01029. NMNSF00361. NMNSF00822.
Common Name	Papuan trevally; Brassy trevally; Brassy kingfish; Brassey trevally
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	D. VIII, I+21-22; A. II, I+17-18; P. i+19-20; G.R. 7-9+19; CLS. 53-61; SLS. 34-37 all scales; vertebrate 10+14. Breast naked ventrally, usually with a small patch of prepelvic scales. Lateral line moderately arched, becoming straight below 6-7th ray of second dorsal fin. Adults with head and body brassy to yellowish green above, silvery below; a conspicuous pale spot, approximately diameter of pupil, on shoulder just behind posterodorsal margin of opercle; small black spots (forming at about 25 cm fork length) scattered on body above lateral line, becoming more numerous with age; caudal fin with upper lobe uniformly dusky, on lower limb of first gill arch lobe dusky to bright yellow with a distinct, narrow white border; other fins pale to dusky yellow; anal and pelvic fins also with narrow white distal margins.
habitats	Predominantly a seaward reef species although juveniles have been taken in estuaries; common on mainland reefs but rarely captured in offshore areas. Feeds primarily on other fishes.
Distribution	Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters of Indo-Pacific. It is commonfound in all Taiwanese waters, but mainly in the south.
Utility	Marketed fresh, dried or salted.