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(Forsskål, 1775)
Found in coastal waters adjacent to sandy beaches; also found to depths of 60 m, often near reefs. Pelagic.
Singly or in small groups.
Feeds mainly on crustaceans, mollusks and small fish that are abundant in the lagoons. Excellent food fish, the flesh is rarely poisonous.
Text source: fishbase
Synonyms:
Carangoides ferdan (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Carangoides ferdau (Fabricius, 1775) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Carangoides gilberti (Jordan & Seale, 1906) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Carangoides hemigymnostethus Bleeker, 1851 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Carangoides laticaudis (Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caranx ferdau (Fabricius, 1775) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Caranx gilberti Jordan & Seale, 1906 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caranx hemigymnostethus (Bleeker, 1851) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caranx laticaudis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ferdauia lindemanensis Whitley, 1951 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Scomber ferdau Fabricius, 1775 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Found in coastal waters adjacent to sandy beaches; also found to depths of 60 m, often near reefs. Pelagic.
Singly or in small groups.
Feeds mainly on crustaceans, mollusks and small fish that are abundant in the lagoons. Excellent food fish, the flesh is rarely poisonous.
Text source: fishbase
Synonyms:
Carangoides ferdan (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Carangoides ferdau (Fabricius, 1775) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Carangoides gilberti (Jordan & Seale, 1906) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Carangoides hemigymnostethus Bleeker, 1851 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Carangoides laticaudis (Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caranx ferdau (Fabricius, 1775) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Caranx gilberti Jordan & Seale, 1906 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caranx hemigymnostethus (Bleeker, 1851) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caranx laticaudis Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ferdauia lindemanensis Whitley, 1951 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Scomber ferdau Fabricius, 1775 · unaccepted > superseded combination






Richard und Mary Field, Malta