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Onion kingfish

Atropus hedlandensis (Whitley, 1934)

Status not recordedbony fish

The onion kingfish (Atropus hedlandensis) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the onion kingfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the onion kingfish live?

Not recorded

Is the onion kingfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the onion kingfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusAtropus
  7. SpeciesAtropus hedlandensis (Whitley, 1934)

Synonyms Carangoides hedlandensiis, Carangoides hedlandensis, Caranx ciliaris, Caranx hedlandensis, Olistus hedlandensis, Olistus malabaricus

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Bump-nosed trevallyEnglish
  • Bumpnose kingfishEnglish
  • Bumpnose trevallyEnglish
  • Epaulet trevallyEnglish
  • Long-finned trevallyEnglish
  • Port Hedland trevallyEnglish
  • kranas šelfovýCzech
  • Carangue nez bossuFrench
  • リュウキュウヨロイアジJapanese
  • Xaréu-velaPortuguese
  • Langogsgd
  • ปลาสีกุนครีบยาวThai
  • TalakitokFilipino
  • 少耙若鰺Chinese
  • 海蘭德若鰺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the onion kingfish

Other species in the same genus Atropus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the onion kingfish?

The onion kingfish (Atropus hedlandensis) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Onion kingfish (Atropus hedlandensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/atropus-hedlandensis

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“Onion kingfish (Atropus hedlandensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/atropus-hedlandensis.

BibTeX
@misc{atropus_hedlandensis_2026,
  title = {Onion kingfish (Atropus hedlandensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/atropus-hedlandensis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}