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Giant Trevally

Fish

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
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Caranx ignobilis 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Carangidae, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Caranx ignobilis

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Giant Trevally

In Ecosystem

Coral Reef Systems, Ecosystems
Source FishBase: Caranx ignobilis
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Comoros

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Djibouti

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Eritrea

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Kenya

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Madagascar

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Mauritius

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Mozambique

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Seychelles

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South Africa

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Tanzania

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Giant Trevally
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    The giant trevally is both an important species to commercial fisheries and a recognised gamefish, with the species taken by nets and lines by professionals and by bait and lures by anglers.
  • Infobox: 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..."
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2. GBIF Species API
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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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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Perciformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲈形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Caranx ignobilis
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Carangidae, Taxon record
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Carangidae, Taxon record
"family": "Carangidae"
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FishBase: Caranx ignobilis
FishBaseIn Ecosystem: Coral Reef Systems, Biology
Quote, In Ecosystem: Coral Reef Systems, Biology
They occur singly and inhabit clear lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710 ).
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