English Name: Barcheek trevally
Family: CARANGIDAE
Local Name: Thimara handhi
Order: Perciformes
Size: Max. 42cm
Specimen: MRS/PU 130/87
Distinctive Characters: First dorsal fin with 8 spines, second dorsal fin with I spine and 22-24 rays. Anal fin with 2 detached spines, followed by I spine and 18-20 rays. Gill rakers on first gill arch including the rudiments, 27-40. Breast completely scaled. Adults with lower jaw somewhat enlarged and projecting beyond upper jaw. Posterior part of lateral line with 11-18 relatively small scutes.
Colour: Silvery; greyish above, paler below. Posterior margin of preopercle black in adults. Leading edgeof pelvic fin and distal margin of anal fin with a narrow white border.
Habitat and Biology: Prefers outer reef areas.
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific.
Remarks: Many of the trevallies or jacks are rather difficult to tell apart, but Carangoides plagioraenia is quite distinctive with its rather elongate shape and the black cheek bar.