Species ID
View AllBigeye Trevally
( Caranx sexfasciatus )
Description
Other names
Other names
Trevally, Big-eye Trevally, Great Trevally, Sixband Trevally, Six-banded Trevally, Bigeye Jack, Dusky Jack
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- Belong to the family Carangidae (jacks and scads)
- Can grow to 1.2cm in length
- Distinguished by it’s large eye and a small black spot on the top of the gill coverings
- Related to Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis)
- Frequents reef environments, while juveniles are common in estuaries
- Found in Australia’s warmer waters from NSW to WA
- Pelagic, often in large schools
- Predatory carnivore that feeds on small baitfish
- Will readily take lures and fly
- Edible
