Whitefin Trevally, Kaiwarinus equula (Temminck & Schlegel 1844)
Other Names: Horse Trevally
A Whitefin Trevally, Carangoides equula, trawled in Taiwan. Source: Kare Kare / Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY Attribution-ShareAlike
Summary:
This species was previously known as Carangoides equula.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2023, Kaiwarinus equula in Fishes of Australia, accessed 24 Mar 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4259
Whitefin Trevally, Kaiwarinus equula (Temminck & Schlegel 1844)
More Info
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Distribution |
Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, around the tropical north to off Tathra, New South Wales. Elsewhere the species is widespread with a patchy distribution in the Indo-west-central Pacific. |
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Fisheries |
Targeted by commercial and recreational fishers, and aquacultured in Japan. |
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Species Citation |
Caranx equula Temminck & Schlegel 1844, Fauna Japonica Vol. 4(5–6): 111, pl. 60(1). Type locality: Ōmura Bay, Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2023 |
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Resources |
Whitefin Trevally, Kaiwarinus equula (Temminck & Schlegel 1844)
References
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Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1984. Carangidae. pp. 1–12, 130 unnumbered pages, figs in Fischer, W. & Bianchi, G. (eds) FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Rome : FAO Vol. 1.
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1999. Family Carangidae. pp. 2659-2756 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790.
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. 2016. Carangoides equula (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T20429448A115372690. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20429448A46664059.en. Accessed on 27 April 2023.
Temminck, C.J. & Schlegel, H. 1844. Pisces. pp. 73-112 pls 37-59, 60 (in part) in Siebold, P. Fr de (ed.) Fauna Japonica. Leyden : Apud Arnz & Socios Vol. 4(5–6).
