Bumpnose trevally

Atropus hedlandensis

The brow ridge swells higher with age

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Medium
Tropical fish

The bumpnose trevally (Atropus hedlandensis), also known as the bumpnose kingfish or onion kingfish, is a species of relatively small inshore marine fish classified in the jack family Carangidae. The bumpnose trevally is fairly common in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-west Pacific region, ranging from South Africa in the west to Japan and Samoa in the east. It is a small species by carangid standards, reaching a maximum known length of 32 cm (13 in), and can be distinguished from the similarly shaped Atropus armatus by a distinct 'bump' on the snout, which gives the fish its common name.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Atropus
Maximum length: 32 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles south to Durban, South Africa and east to Japan, the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819 ), Australia, and Samoa (Ref. 3197 ).

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