Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Barcheek Trevally
Craterognathus plagiotaenia
Barcheek Trevally
Category: Jacks
Scientific Name: Craterognathus plagiotaenia
Synonyms: Carangoides plagiotaenia
Size: Up to 17 in. (42 cm)  
Depth: 6-600 ft. (2-180 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Australia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Carangiformes (Order)
     └Carangidae (Family) Jacks
      └Craterognathus (Genus)
       └C. plagiotaenia (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1751406🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1360081🔗

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