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Bony fish

Bigeye Trevally

Caranx sexfasciatus

Also known as: Bigeye Jack, Bigeye Kingfish, Crevalle Jack, Dusk Jack, Dusky Jack, Giant Trevally, Horse Mackerel, Horse Mackerel Trevally, Horse-eye Jack, Jackfish, Kingfish, Orange-spotted Trevally, Sixband Trevally, Six-banded Trevally, Trevally, Yellow Jack

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
Adult
@fishx6 · Steve's Bommie - Great Barrier Reef, Australia · July 20091 / 27
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Overview

Found during the day in large stationary schools, or slowly moving over the reef, dispersing at night to feed over coastal and oceanic reefs. Often inquisitive of divers.
Juveniles found in estuaries.

Jacks are fast swimming fish that can roam over great distances. The larger fish hunt other fish and the smaller fish eat zooplankton. In turn they are hunted by large Tuna and Dolphins.

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How to identify

Fins & Tail
yellow tail

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific, Eastern Pacific
  • Exact location · 4
  • Dive site · 1
  • Country only · 22
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Found during the day in large stationary schools, or slowly moving over the reef, dispersing at night to feed over coastal and oceanic reefs.

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Adult photos 27

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  • jin yan· 30 Apr 2017

    This is a very good website and i found things that I dont know about this fish :D I apretiate it.

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Taxonomy

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusCaranx
  7. speciesCaranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

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More in the family

Pompanos (Carangidae)