Species FAO code: NGY

Carangoides gymnostethus

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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
France	fr carangue balo	–
Italy	it Ricciola indopacifica	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Carangoides gymnostethus (Cuvier, 1833)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Carangoides gymnostethus (Cuvier, 1833)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Carangoides gymnostethus

Scientific name

Carangoides gymnostethus

Author

(Cuvier, 1833)

Rank

Species

FAO code

NGY

Morphological description

Description: Olive green dorsally, shading to silvery white on sides with few brown or golden spots sometimes present midlaterally. Body ovate and compressed, becoming more elongate with growth. Head and nape profile gently convex, becoming less steep with age. Breast scaleless ventrally to behind origin of pelvic fins. LL scutes small 20-31. Both jaws with bands of villiform teeth, widest anteriorly. (Ref. 90102)

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyCarangidae
    - GenusCarangoides
      - SpeciesCarangoides gymnostethus

Synonyms

Caranx gymnostethoides (Bleeker, 1851)
Caranx gymnostethus Cuvier, 1833
Ferdauia claeszooni prestonensis Whitley, 1947
Carangoides gymnostethoides Bleeker, 1851

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Carangoides gymnostethus (Cuvier, 1833)

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Carangoides gymnostethus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Distribution maps