Scientific Name	Carangoides armatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Rüppell, 1830)	Depth	1 - 30M
Chinese	甲若鰺	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰺科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F364　Carangidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	甲若鰺
Max Length	52 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	甘仔魚、鎧鰺、白鯌仔(澎湖)、瓜仔(澎湖)、山鬚仔魚(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South
Habitats	Coral、Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Red Sea
Synonyms	Caranx armatus, Caranx ciliaris, Caranx ciliarius, Caranx pescadorensis, Caranx schlegeli, Citula armata, Citula pescadorensis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Lin & Shao(1999)  Williams, F. etc. 1978 Williams, F. etc. 1980 F. Williame , P.C.Heemstra ,and A . Shameem 1980 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Lin, P. L. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0055420. ASIZP0056700. ASIZP0056716. ASIZP0059324. ASIZP0059760. ASIZP0061989. ASIZP0062098. ASIZP0066725. ASIZP0900291. ASIZP0900461. ASIZP0900480. FMNH55363Holotype. FRIP00180. NMMBP00041. NMMBP00681. NMMBP00696. NMMBP00938. NMMBP01129. NMMBP01892. NMMBP01893. NMMSTP00268. NTUM02011. NTUM08644. SU7281.
Common Name	Armed trevally; Longfin cavalla; Longfin kingfish; Longfin trevally
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	D. VIII, I+20; A. II, I+17; P. i+18-19; G.R. 11-13+22-24; CLS. 65-70; SLS. 10-16 scales, 19-23 scutes; Vertebrate 10+14. Breast naked ventrally to behind origin of pelvic fin and extends up to naked base of pectoral fin. The middle rays of dorsal and anal fins produced into filaments in adult males, absent in young and females.Bluish grey above, silvery below; blackish blotch on upper margin of opercle; spinous dorsal fin blackish; second dorsal and anal fins pale to dusky, leading edge of lobes dusky to blackish; caudal fin grey with leading and trailing edges black; pelvic fins generally black in specimens smaller than 10 cm fork length, but becoming paler with increasing size until at 20 cm pale or only slightly dusky.
habitats	Found in coastal waters near corals and rocks, also in shallow lagoons; small groups of adults often swim along the edges of reefs. Juveniles may enter estuaries. Sexual maturity is attained at 21 or 22 cm fork length.
Distribution	Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters of Indo-Pacific, but it is rare in Taiwan and only found in western to southwestern parts of Taiwan.
Utility	Food fish; marketed fresh.