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Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775) 
AphiaID: 218429

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Carangidae (Family) > Gnathanodon (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Typetaxon of  Gnathanodon Bleeker, 1851
Parent Gnathanodon Bleeker, 1851
Synonymised
taxa		  Caranx cives De Vis, 1884
 Caranx edentulus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877
 Caranx panamensis Gill, 1863
 Caranx speciosus (Forsskål, 1775)
 Gnathandon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775) (misspelling)
 Gnathodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775) (misspelling)
 Gnathonodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775) (misspelling)
 Scomber speciosus Forsskål, 1775
Sources  basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

from synonym: MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp. [details] [view taxon]

context source (Deepsea): Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English golden trevally  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Chagos [details]
Comores [details]
Djibouti [details]
Gazi Bay [details]
Kenya [details]
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Madagascar [details]
Mauritius [details]
Mozambique [details]
Reunion [details]
Seychelles [details]
Somalia [details]
South Africa (country) [details]
Tanzania [details]
Links To Barcode of Life (34 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (28 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To ITIS
Note  Description: Forms schools. Occurs in deep lagoons and seaward reefs where they feed by rooting for crustaceans and other invertebrates in the sand. Also feeds on small fishes. Juveniles are often found on reefs (Ref. 9283). It is noted for its behaviour to closely swim around other large fish, but also following divers (Ref. 10361).The species in never toxic (Ref. 4795). Marketed fresh and salted/dried (Ref.9283). Juveniles are used in the aquarium trade. [details]
Image 
Gnathanodon speciosus
Gnathanodon speciosus
added on 2009-02-13 - author: Collection Georges Declercq
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218429
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218429 on 2013-05-25
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