Species FAO code: SXW

Pseudocaranx wrighti

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Finland	fi hyppijätrevalli sv skipjack trevally	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pseudocaranx wrighti (Whitley, 1931)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

List item: Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pseudocaranx wrighti (Whitley, 1931)

Scientific name

Pseudocaranx wrighti

Author

(Whitley, 1931)

Rank

Species

FAO code

SXW

Morphological description

Have a maxilla with the rear edge sloping rearwards to its main axis, a small, well defined dark blotch on the operculum, and a lateral line with 37-48 scales in the curved portion and 24-35 posterior scutes (Ref. 33616).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyCarangidae
    - GenusPseudocaranx
      - SpeciesPseudocaranx wrighti

Synonyms

Usacaranx georgianus wrighti Whitley, 1931
Caranx wrighti (Whitley, 1931)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pseudocaranx wrighti (Whitley, 1931)

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