barcheek trevally
Craterognathus plagiotaenia
- Usual depth10–57 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsOctober, November, and December
- How commonOccasional
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About this species
The barcheek trevally, also known as the barcheek kingfish, shortridge trevally or oblique-banded trevally, is a species of moderately large marine fish of the jack family Carangidae. The barcheek trevally is distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-west Pacific region, ranging from South Africa in the west to Japan, Australia and a number of small central Pacific islands in the east. The species inhabits inshore and offshore waters, found along the slopes of lagoons and out to deeper reefs on the continental shelf, where it preys on small fish and benthic crustaceans. It is a moderately large fish, growing to a maximum recorded length of 50 cm (20 in), and can be distinguished from similar species by its somewhat protruding lower jaw and the dark banding on its operculum. It is of minor importance to fisheries throughout its range, taken by trawling, hook and line methods and various inshore fish netting methods.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 22 records
- February: 30 records
- March: 37 records
- April: 41 records
- May: 40 records
- June: 37 records
- July: 54 records
- August: 30 records
- September: 29 records
- October: 60 records
- November: 68 records
- December: 63 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10–57 m · Deepest record: 97 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- barcheek trevally, Bar-cheek Trevally, Black-cheeked Trevally, obliquebanded trevally
Names in 4 more languages
- Filipino
- Talakitok
- French
- Carangue à joue barrée
- Japanese
- Indokaiwari, インドカイワリ
- Simplified Chinese
- 橫帶若鰺
Other scientific names: Carangoides compressus, Carangoides plagiotaenia, Caranx brevicarinatus, Caranx compressus, Caranx plagiotaenia, Caranx vomerinus
Similar species
Giant trevallyCaranx ignobilis
Bluefin trevallyCaranx melampygus
Bigeye trevallyCaranx sexfasciatus
Mackerel scadDecapterus macarellus
Indian scadDecapterus russelli
Rainbow runnerElagatis bipinnulata
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).
- 106 open-data records from 1857 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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