bigeye trevally

Caranx sexfasciatus

Schooling by day hunting by night

bigeye trevally is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 120 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Caranx
Maximum length: 120 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to Australia and New Caledonia. Eastern Pacific: southwestern coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico and the Gulf of California to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 9283 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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