Black-crested Trevally
Atropus aurochs
- Usual depth28–74 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust, October, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Atropos aurochs, the silvermouth trevally, is a species of trevally in the family Carangidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Atropus aurochs”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 28–74 m · Deepest record: 133 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Black-crested Trevally, Mirror-mouthed Trevally, silvermouth trevally
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 絲背羽鰓鰺
Other scientific names: Carangoides aurochs, Caranx aurochs, Citula aurochs, Ulua aurochs
Similar species
Bump-nosed TrevallyAtropus hedlandensis
longfinned trevallyAtropus armatus
Cale Cale TrevallyAtropus mentalis
- cleftbelly trevally
Atropus atropos
Giant trevallyCaranx ignobilis
Bluefin trevallyCaranx melampygus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 55 open-data records from 1910 to 2021.
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