Animal Species:Bigeye Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

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.

What does this mean?

Classification

Species:

sexfasciatus

Genus:

Caranx

Family:

Carangidae

Class:

Actinopterygii

Subphylum:

Vertebrata

Phylum:

Chordata

Kingdom:

Animalia

What does this mean?

References

1. Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
2. 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.
3. Hutchins, B. & R. Swainston. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Swainston Publishing. Pp. 180.
4. Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
5. Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
6. Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.

Last Updated: 13 April 2010

Tags fish, ichthyology, Caranx sexfasciatus, Bigeye Trevally, pelagic,