210: CARANGIDAE (KINGFISHES)
D VII-VIII (posterior spines minute or embedded in large adults)
+1,30-37; A I (usually embedded) +1,15-18; GR (1-2)+(5-8), mostly
rudiments. Maxilla reaches below rear margin of eye. In adults, height of
D lobe slightly longer than P; A base 2.1-2.3 times in soft D base. No
scutes. C peduncle grooves present dorsally and ventrally.
Bluish grey to black above, white to dusky below; spinous
D black, soft D and A dusky brown, lobe tips white; C and
V yellowish brown to black. Young with 5-7 dark, oblique
bands or blotches on upper body that fade with age. Attains
70 cm, South African angling record 5.2 kg. A generally
solitary species preferring offshore reefs. An excellent
food-fish. Algoa Bay northward and throughout Indian
Ocean eastward to Japan and Australia.
210.46 Seriolina nigrofasciata: top: 40 em FL adult; bottom: 12.5 em FL juvenile.
Genu~ Trachinotus Lacepede, 1801
Nineteen species; 4 in southern Africa.
KEY TO SPECIES
la One to 5 spots in a row on or near LL (spots absent on
specimens smaller than about 10 to 13 cm FL); Drays 21-25
Ib No spots on body; Drays 18-20 (except 21-23 in T. african us)
2a In adults, anterior 2 spots larger than eye diameter
and at least 3j of spot above LL; lower GR 11-15;
in fish larger than ca. 25 cm FL, D lobe usually
2
3
longer than A lobe and V 1.5-1. 7 in P length ................... T. bOlla
2b In adults, all spots equal to, or smaller than eye, and
with about ~ of spot below LL; lower GR 15-19; in
fish larger than ca. 25 cm FL, D lobe consistently
shorter than A lobe and V 1.9-2.3 in P length .............. T. baillonii
3a Drays 21-23; A rays 19-21 ..................................... T. africanus
3b Drays 18-20; A rays 16-18 ........ .................... ............ T. blochii
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210.47 Trachinotus africanus
Smith, 1967
PLATE 82
Southern pompano
Suidelike pompano
TrachinOlus africanus Smith, 1967: 160, Pis. 34-35 (Knysna); van der
Elst, 1981: 133*. Trachinolus blochii (non Lacepede): Smith, SFSA No.
542*; Smith & Smith, 1966: 123*.
D VI+I,21-23; A II+I,19-21; GR (7-10)+(11-14). Tongue with a narrow patch of teeth (absent in large adults). First predorsal bone shaped
much like second predorsal bone.
Adults bluish dorsally, silvery below; A bright yellow,
with fin lobe orange; C, P and V yellowish. Weight ca. 9 kg
at 90 cm; Durban Aquarium fish reported to have exceeded
25 kg; South African spearfishing record 14 kg. Found in
shallow coastal areas usually around reefs or rocky outcrops, young in sheltered bays. Occurs from Knysna northward to Delagoa Bay, then from Gulfs of Aden and Oman,
and eastern Indian Ocean on western side of Indonesian
Archipelago. This disjunct distributional pattern may be
real and reflect limited availability of preferred habitat.
210.47 Traehinotus afrieanus: 61 em.
210.48 Trachinotus baillonii
(Lacepede,1801)
Smallspotted pompano
Kleinkol-pompano
Caesiomorus baillonii Lacepecte, 1801: 92, PI. 3, Fig. 1 (Madagascar).
Trachinotus baillonii: Smith, SFSA No. 541*; 1967: 163*.
D VI+I,20-24; A II+I,20-24; GR (7-13)+(15-19).
210.48 Trachinotus bai/lonii: 30 em (N. Mozambique).
D VII-VIII (posterior spines minute or embedded in large adults)
+1,30-37; A I (usually embedded) +1,15-18; GR (1-2)+(5-8), mostly
rudiments. Maxilla reaches below rear margin of eye. In adults, height of
D lobe slightly longer than P; A base 2.1-2.3 times in soft D base. No
scutes. C peduncle grooves present dorsally and ventrally.
Bluish grey to black above, white to dusky below; spinous
D black, soft D and A dusky brown, lobe tips white; C and
V yellowish brown to black. Young with 5-7 dark, oblique
bands or blotches on upper body that fade with age. Attains
70 cm, South African angling record 5.2 kg. A generally
solitary species preferring offshore reefs. An excellent
food-fish. Algoa Bay northward and throughout Indian
Ocean eastward to Japan and Australia.
210.46 Seriolina nigrofasciata: top: 40 em FL adult; bottom: 12.5 em FL juvenile.
Genu~ Trachinotus Lacepede, 1801
Nineteen species; 4 in southern Africa.
KEY TO SPECIES
la One to 5 spots in a row on or near LL (spots absent on
specimens smaller than about 10 to 13 cm FL); Drays 21-25
Ib No spots on body; Drays 18-20 (except 21-23 in T. african us)
2a In adults, anterior 2 spots larger than eye diameter
and at least 3j of spot above LL; lower GR 11-15;
in fish larger than ca. 25 cm FL, D lobe usually
2
3
longer than A lobe and V 1.5-1. 7 in P length ................... T. bOlla
2b In adults, all spots equal to, or smaller than eye, and
with about ~ of spot below LL; lower GR 15-19; in
fish larger than ca. 25 cm FL, D lobe consistently
shorter than A lobe and V 1.9-2.3 in P length .............. T. baillonii
3a Drays 21-23; A rays 19-21 ..................................... T. africanus
3b Drays 18-20; A rays 16-18 ........ .................... ............ T. blochii
658
210.47 Trachinotus africanus
Smith, 1967
PLATE 82
Southern pompano
Suidelike pompano
TrachinOlus africanus Smith, 1967: 160, Pis. 34-35 (Knysna); van der
Elst, 1981: 133*. Trachinolus blochii (non Lacepede): Smith, SFSA No.
542*; Smith & Smith, 1966: 123*.
D VI+I,21-23; A II+I,19-21; GR (7-10)+(11-14). Tongue with a narrow patch of teeth (absent in large adults). First predorsal bone shaped
much like second predorsal bone.
Adults bluish dorsally, silvery below; A bright yellow,
with fin lobe orange; C, P and V yellowish. Weight ca. 9 kg
at 90 cm; Durban Aquarium fish reported to have exceeded
25 kg; South African spearfishing record 14 kg. Found in
shallow coastal areas usually around reefs or rocky outcrops, young in sheltered bays. Occurs from Knysna northward to Delagoa Bay, then from Gulfs of Aden and Oman,
and eastern Indian Ocean on western side of Indonesian
Archipelago. This disjunct distributional pattern may be
real and reflect limited availability of preferred habitat.
210.47 Traehinotus afrieanus: 61 em.
210.48 Trachinotus baillonii
(Lacepede,1801)
Smallspotted pompano
Kleinkol-pompano
Caesiomorus baillonii Lacepecte, 1801: 92, PI. 3, Fig. 1 (Madagascar).
Trachinotus baillonii: Smith, SFSA No. 541*; 1967: 163*.
D VI+I,20-24; A II+I,20-24; GR (7-13)+(15-19).
210.48 Trachinotus bai/lonii: 30 em (N. Mozambique).