Golden trevally  (Gnathanodon speciosus)

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• Caudal fin: the tail fin of a fish.
• Crustaceans: diverse group of arthropods (a phylum of animals with jointed limbs and a hard chitinous exoskeleton) characterised by the possession of two pairs of antennae, one pair of mandibles (parts of the mouthparts used for handling and processing food) and two pairs of maxillae (appendages used in eating, which are located behind the mandibles). Includes crabs, lobsters, shrimps, slaters, woodlice and barnacles.
• Dorsal fin: the unpaired fin found on the back of the body of fish, or the raised structure on the back of most cetaceans.
• Invertebrates: animals with no backbone, such as insects, crustaceans, worms, molluscs, spiders, cnidarians (jellyfish, corals, sea anemones), echinoderms, and others.
• Molluscs: a diverse group of invertebrates, mainly marine, that have one or all of the following; a horny, toothed ribbon in the mouth (the radula), a shell covering the upper surface of the body, and a mantle or mantle cavity with a type of gill. Includes snails, slugs, shellfish, octopuses and squid.
• Pectoral fins: in fish, the pair of fins that are found one on each side of the body just behind the gills. They are generally used for balancing and braking.
• Spawning: the production or depositing of large quantities of eggs in water.

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   http://www.itis.gov.uk/
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6. FishBase: Gnathanodon speciosus  (Forsskål, 1775) Golden trevally (November, 2010)
   http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=4464
7. Game Fishing Association Australia (November, 2010)
   http://www.gfaa.asn.au/species/trevally_golden.htm
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