Species ID
View AllGolden Trevally
( Gnathanodon speciosus )
Description
Other names
Juvenile featured here. Adults lose the banding and yellow colouration, and often have a few spots around the ventral region
Other names
Golden, Banded Trevally, King Trevally
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- Belong to the family Carangidae (jacks and scads)
- Can grow to 1.2m in length
- Related to Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis), Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) and Bluefin Trevally (Caranx melampygus)
- Frequents reef and sandy environments equally
- Found in Australia’s warmer waters from NSW to WA
- Pelagic, often solitary or in schools
- Predatory carnivore that feeds on small baitfish
- Popular, great fighting sports fish that readily take lures, fly, live baits and whole dead baits
- Edible
