Milkfish (species: Chanos chanos) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Chanos chanos
Milkfish


©rqy-yong: Chanos chanos from Mangrove Beach, Lizard Island.

©Lyle Vail: Chanos chanos at Clam Garden, Lizard Island.

©Lyle Vail: A school of Milkfish (Chanos chanos) at Day Reef near Lizard Island.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Gonorynchiformes
Family Chanidae
Genus Chanos
Species Chanos chanos

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 180 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Similar taxa

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Outer reefs near Lizard Island: Large schools occasionally seen near dropoffs.
  • Lizard Island: Not often seen

Web resources

References

References that assist with identification

  • Leis, J.M. and B.M. Carson-Ewart (2000). Larvae of Indo-Pacific Coastal Fishes Brill, Leiden, pp. 1-850. LIRS catalog number 660.
  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1997). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea: Second edition Crawford House Publishing, Bathurst, NSW.

Other references

  • Jabbar, A., A. Asnoussi, L.J. Norbury, A. Eisenbarth, S. Shamsi, R.B. Gasser, A.L. Lopata and I. Beveridge (2012). Larval anisakid nematodes in teleost fishes from Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 63: 1283-1299. LIRS catalog number 1584.
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