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Blackbanded trevally
Seriolina nigrofasciata
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blackbanded trevally
- Scientific
- Seriolina nigrofasciata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Jacks and trevallies
- Maximum size
- Up to about 78 cm (total length); commonly 50 cm; max. published weight 5.2 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 20 to 150 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A stout jack, bluish grey to black above and paler below, with five to seven dark oblique bands in young fish, reaching about 78 cm. It lives over offshore rocky reefs and does not school.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Seriolina-nigrofasciata.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Black_banded_kingfish.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.