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Brownback trevally
Carangoides praeustus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Brownback trevally
- Scientific
- Carangoides praeustus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Jacks and trevallies
- Maximum size
- Up to about 29 cm (total length); commonly 16 cm
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2017
Description
A small, compressed trevally with a brownish back and silvery sides, reaching about 29 cm. It lives near the bottom in coastal waters.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Carangoides-praeustus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Brownback_Trevally.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.