Araara, Pseudocaranx georgianus (Cuvier, 1833)
Scientific name: Pseudocaranx georgianus
Alternative name/s:
Blue Trevally, Blurter
Blue Trevally, Blurter
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Araara, Pseudocaranx georgianus
Image: Sally Reader
© Australian Museum
© Australian Museum
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Pseudocaranx
- Species
- georgianus
- Family
- Carangidae
- Order
- Perciformes
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Kingdom
- Animalia
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- Size Range
- Large individuals (over 350 mm FL) develop a prominent hump on the forehead.
Araara, Pseudocaranx georgianus
Image: Malcolm Francis© Malcolm Francsi
Introduction
The Araara is greenish-grey dorsally and silver-white ventrally. It is a schooling species that occurs in New Zealand and temperate Australian marine waters.
Identification
The Araara is greenish-grey dorsally and silver-white ventrally. There is usually an obvious dark spot on the operculum. Juveniles have a yellow stripe along the sides of the body.
Distribution
The species occurs in New Zealand and temperate Australian marine waters.
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Distribution data sourced from the Atlas of Living Australia
Other behaviours and adaptations
It is a schooling species. Anglers report that this fish often makes a grunting sound when caught on hook and line.
References
- Gomon, M.F in Gomon, M.F, J.C.M. Glover & R.H. Kuiter (Eds). 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. State Print, Adelaide. Pp. 992.
- Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & G.R. Allen. 2006. Fishes. In Beesley, P.L. & A. Wells. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia. parts 1-3, pages 1-2178.
- Hutchins, B. & R. Swainston. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Swainston Publishing. Pp. 180.
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
- Smith-Vaniz, W.F & H.L. Jelks. 2006. Australian trevallies of the genus Pseudocaranx (Teleostei: Carangidae), with description of a new species from Western Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 63(1): 97–106.
