Longrakered trevally

Atropus mentalis

Long gill rakers reach beside tongue through a silver mouth

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

Longrakered trevally is a marine fish associated with ocean habitats. The available account notes this characteristic: Long gill rakers reach beside tongue through a silver mouth.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Atropus
Maximum length: 100 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (Ref. 3287 ) and Madagascar eastward to Taiwan and Australia.

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