CARANGIDAE Carangichthys oblongus, 17.6 cm SL (photo by Seishi Kimura) Carangichthys oblongus (Cuvier, 1833) Coachwhip Trevally D VIII + I, 20-22; A II + I, 18-19; GR 7-9 + 17-21 = 26-30. Body oblong, compressed; dorsal profile more convex than ventral profile. Both jaws with bands of small conical teeth. Anterior dorsal fin soft rays elongated into filaments. Breast naked ventrally; lateral naked area separated from naked base of pectoral fin; straight part of lateral line entirely with scutes (37-45), longer than curved part. Color: body silvery blue-green dorsally, silvery white ventrally; small pale blue-black blotches along second dorsal fin base; anal and pelvic fins, and lower lobe of caudal fin yellow. Size: maximum length about 45 cm. Distribution: widely distributed in Indo-Pacific, from eastern coast of Africa to Fiji, but no record from Persian Gulf to west coast of India.