Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Carangiformes (Order)
      └Carangidae (Family)
       └Craterognathus (Genus)
        └C. plagiotaenia (Species)

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