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Alectis ciliaris (Threadfin Jack)
Scientific name: Alectis ciliaris

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Osteichthyes → Gigaclass Actinopterygii → Class Actinopteri → Subclass Teleostei → Order Carangiformes → Family Carangidae → Genus Alectis

Common name: Threadfin Jack
...also African Pompano
Locations: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine LifeFishJacks

I spotted the juvenile swimming next to our boat while we were boarding. Of course, my camera was set up for flash photography at depth, so the photos were dreadfully underexposed. Hooray for RAW mode; the JPEG images were totally black...

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Alectis ciliaris (Threadfin Jack)
Alectis ciliaris (Threadfin Jack)
Alectis ciliaris (Threadfin Jack)
Alectis ciliaris (Threadfin Jack)
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