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Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Pseudocaranx: Greek, pseudes = false + French, carangue, the name of a Caribbean fish; 1836 (Ref. 45335); dinjerra: From an Aboriginal word dinjerra, meaning west, referring to the Western Australian endemic status of the species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 43 - 160 m (Ref. 76781). Subtropical; 21°S - 29°S, 112°E - 114°E (Ref. 76781)
Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to Western Australia
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 76781)
Short description
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Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23 - 25; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 19 - 21; Vertebrae: 27 - 31. Upper jaw with posterior margin nearly vertical; lachrymal naked and expanded part of maxilla only partially covered with scales; 14 caudal vertebrae; 27-31 total gill rakers, 7-10 on the upper limb, 19-21 on the lower limb; 53-66 scales in curved part of lateral line, 2-11scales in straight latera line, total scales in lateral line 58-74 (Ref. 76781).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. and H.L. Jelks, 2006. Australian trevallies of the genus Pseudocaranx (Teleostei: Carangidae), with description of a new species from Western Australia. Mem. Mus. Victoria 63(1):97-106. (Ref. 76781)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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