ANIMAL SPECIES:Bigeye Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
The Bigeye Trevally is blue-green in colour above and silvery below. It occurs in tropical and warm temperate marine waters of the Indo-Pacific.
Identification
The Bigeye Trevally is blue-green above and silvery below. The dorsal and anal fin tips are white. The caudal fin is yellowish to black.
There is a black spot on the upper operculum and dark scutes along the straight portion of the lateral line. The posterior portion of the eye is covered by a gelatinous eyelid.
Size range
The species grows to 85 cm in length.Distribution
It occurs in tropical and warm temperate marine waters of the Indo-Pacific.
In Australia it is known from the south-western coast of Western Australia, around the tropical north and south to the central coast of New South Wales.
Distribution by collection data
Biomaps map of Bigeye Trevally specimens in the Australian Museum collection.
Classification
- Species:
- sexfasciatus
- Genus:
- Caranx
- Family:
- Carangidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
References
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Allen, G.R. & R. Swainston. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 201.
- Hutchins, B. & R. Swainston. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Swainston Publishing. Pp. 180.
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
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