Scientific Name
Carangoides coeruleopinnatus  
Pronounce  
Carangoides coeruleopinnatus青羽若鰺
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Rüppell, 1830) Depth 20 - 100M
Chinese 青羽若鰺 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 鰺科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F364 Carangidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 青羽若鰺 
Max Length 41 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 甘仔魚、青羽鰺、白鯌仔(澎湖)、瓜仔(澎湖) 
Distribution in World India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan East、South、North 
Habitats Ocean、Coral、Coastal  Holotype Locality Red Sea 
Synonyms Carangoides altissimus, Carangoides caeruleopinnatus, Carangoides malabaricus, Carangoides uii, Caranx altissimus, Caranx coeruleopinnatus, Caranx formosanus, Caranx malabaricus, Caranx uii, Citula coeruleopinnata, Citula diversa   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);Lin & Shao(1999)  Williams, F. etc. 1978 Williams, F. etc. 1980 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Lin, P. L. etc. 1999 
Specimen List ASIZP0056706. ASIZP0056730. ASIZP0060350. ASIZP0060352. BPBMI23202. FRIP20167. FRIP20554. FRIP21670. FRIP21671. NMMBP00697. NMMBP01894. NMMBP02236. NMMBP04315. NMMBP04336. NMMSTP00641. NMMSTP01022. NTUM06240. NTUM06820. NTUM07634. NTUM08248. NTUM08249. SU7283Paratype.  
Common Name Coastal trevally 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic D. VIII, I+21-23; A. II, I+17-19; P. i+18-20; G.R. 6-7+15-18; CLS. 80-99; SLS. 9-19 scales, 21-34 scutes; vertebrate 10+14. Breast naked ventrally to behind origin of pelvic fin and extends up to naked base of pectoral fin. Lobe of second dorsal fin filamentous in young, becoming shorter with age. Bluish green above, silvery grey below; sides with numerous, small yellow spots; small black blotch on upper margin of opercle; second dorsal, anal, and caudal fins dusky, the latter sometimes yellowish; pectoral fins pale yellow; pelvic fins hyaline to pale grey.
habitats Adults are commonly found over deeper coastal reefs, but are rarely close to the shore. Usually solitary. 
Distribution Commonly distributed in tropical and subtropical coastal waters of Indo-West Pacific. It is common in waters around Taiwan. 
Utility Food fish; marketed fresh.