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Ferdauia ferdau Blue trevally

Ferdauia ferdau is commonly referred to as Blue trevally. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
5699 
AphiaID:
1802000 
Scientific:
Ferdauia ferdau 
German:
Querstreifen-Stachelmakrele 
English:
Blue Trevally 
Category:
Jacks and Pompanos 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Carangiformes (Order) > Carangidae (Family) > Ferdauia (Genus) > ferdau (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Fabricius, ), 1775 
Occurrence:
Djibouti, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Sudan, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, Corea, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 60 Meter 
Size:
11.81" - 27.56" (30cm - 70cm) 
Weight:
8 kg 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Mysis, Phytoplankton, Rock shrimps, Schrimps 
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
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in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-01-14 13:02:27 

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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

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Group of fishes

Copyright Richard & Mary Field , Bild aus Oman, Fahl Island, Gulf of Oman
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Foto: Rangiroa, Französisch-Polynesien
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