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Carangoides hedlandensis
Carangidae [Jacks & Pompanos]
25.5 cm [max to 32 cm]
9.9 cm
245 gm
Marine
Commercial Fisheries; Gamefish
Yes. This fish was caught around Horsburgh area, east of Singapore.
Demersal
Steep head profile, with a bump in adults. Dorsal fin lobe long, longer than head length. Male with a much longer soft doral/anal filaments[pic above may be a female]. Black blotch on upper opercular margin.
Dorsal spines:9, rays:20-22 ; Anal spines:3, rays:16-18.
