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Golden Trevally

Gnathanodon speciosus

Also known as: Banded Horse Mackerel, Banded Trevally, Gold Trevally, Golden Horse Mackerel, Golden Jack, Golden Kingfish, Golden Toothless Trevally, Goldenfish, Horse Mackerel, King Trevally, Kingfish, Pilotfish, Trevally, Yellow Jackfish, Yellow Trevally, Yellow Ulua

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
LIFE STAGE
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Adult
@marcoind · Cubadak Paradiso Village, Indonesia · November 20121 / 6

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Overview

Found singly or in schools, over deep sandy lagoons and seaward reefs.

Widespread Eastern Pacific, Indo Pacific

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

COLOURS
Pattern
black stripes
Fins & Tail
yellow fins
Behaviour
schoolingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the adult stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-Pacific, Eastern Pacific
  • Country only · 6
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Found singly or in schools, over deep sandy lagoons and seaward reefs.

RANGE
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Adult photos 6

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCarangiformes
    5. familyCarangidae
    6. genusGnathanodon
    7. speciesGnathanodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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