CARANGIDAE Seriolina nigrofasciata, 16.3 cm SL (photo by Seishi Kimura) Seriolina nigrofasciata (Rüppell, 1829) Blackbanded Trevally D VII-VIII + I, 30-37; A II + I, 15-18; GR 4-10; V 11+13. Body elongate, somewhat slender, slightly compressed. Hind tip of upper jaw broadly rounded, reaching to a vertical through posterior margin of eye; teeth on both jaws minute, forming a broad band. Gill rakers on first gill arch consisting mostly of rudiments. Caudal peduncle with fleshy lateral keel and dorsal and ventral grooves. No scutes. Color: body dark brown, paler below, with 5-7 black oblique bands dorsolaterally; tips of dorsal and anal fin lobes whitish. Size: maximum length about 70 cm. Distribution: widely distributed in Indo-West Pacific, from eastern coast of Africa to Australia, north to southern Japan. Remarks: found mainly in offshore reefs. Feeds on benthic fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods. Excellent food fish, marketed fresh or dried.