Bumpnose Trevally, Atropus hedlandensis (Whitley 1934)

Other Names: Bump-nosed Trevally, Epaulet Trevally, Long-finned Trevally, Port Hedland Trevally

A Bumpnose Trevally, Atropus hedlandensis, at Direction island, north of Onslow, Western Australia, June 2018. Source: Glen Whisson / iNaturalist.org. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:

A deep-bodied greenish-blue trevally with a silvery belly, a blackish blotch on the upper part of the gill cover and a yellowish tail. Adult males have 3-8 filamentous rays in the middle of the dorsal and anal fins.
This species was previously known as Carangoides hedlandensis.

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Bray, D.J. 2023, Atropus hedlandensis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 09 Dec 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4263

Bumpnose Trevally, Atropus hedlandensis (Whitley 1934)

More Info

Distribution	Recorded in Australia from Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Hervey Bay, Queensland. Elsewhere, the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west Pacific (east to Samoa).
Features	Dorsal fin IX, 20-22; Anal fin III, 16-18, Lateral line with 17-29 scutes. Adult males with the middle dorsal and anal rays filamentous.
Fisheries	Taken by hook-and-line, and in bottom trawls.
Etymology	The species is named for the type locality: Port Hedland, Western Australia.
Species Citation	Olistus hedlandensis Whitley 1934, Rec. Aust. Mus. 19(2): 156, fig. 2. Type locality: Port Hedland, Western Australia.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2023
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Bumpnose Trevally, Atropus hedlandensis (Whitley 1934)

References

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Gunn, J.S. 1990. A revision of selected genera of the family Carangidae (Pisces) from Australian waters. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 12: 1-77 https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0812-7387.12.1990.92 (as Carangoides hedlandensis)

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Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1985. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. (as Carangoides hedlandensis)

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 2069-2790 pp. (as Carangoides hedlandensis)

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Whitley, G.P. 1934. Studies in Ichthyology No. 8. Records of the Australian Museum 19(2): 153-163 figs 1-3 https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.19.1934.695

Williams, F., Heemstra, P.C. & Shameen, A. 1980. Notes on the Indo-Pacific carangid fishes of the genus Carangoides Bleeker. II. The Carangoides armatus group. Bulletin of Marine Science 30(1): 13-20 figs 1-3 (as Carangoides hedlandensis)