The giant trevally is a large, powerfully built predatory fish of the family Carangidae, found around reefs, atolls, and coastal waters throughout the Indo-Pacific. It is among the largest fish in its family, hunting other fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods with fast, aggressive strikes, and is known to follow larger animals such as monk seals to snatch prey they disturb. Prized as both a food and game fish, it is a popular target of sport anglers across its range.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
In Biome
River, Biomes Source Wikipedia: Giant Trevally
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Comoros, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Djibouti, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Eritrea, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Kenya, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Madagascar, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mauritius, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mozambique, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Seychelles, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Tanzania, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Giant Trevally
WikipediaSpeciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
- In Biome: River, Wikipedia intro: "species are known to live in waters of very low salinity such as coastal lakes and upper reaches of rivers, and tend to prefer turbid waters. The giant trevally..."
View the Source 2. GBIF Species API
3. Giant Trevally (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q1994256 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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