Caranx ignobilis | fishIDER

Osteichthyes Carangidae Genus Caranx Caranx ignobilis

Giant trevally NXI

44.6 cm TL

Characteristic features:

Colour:

Head and body silvery grey above, paler below; no opercular spot; fins usually uniform grey to black. Head and fins of mature males sometimes completely black; juveniles and young adults more silvery.

Size:

Up to 165 cm TL.

Distribution:

Indo-West and Central Pacific in tropical waters.

Habitat:

Associated with coral and rocky reefs and also over sand flats, from the surface to 190 m depth. Occasionally found in turbid waters. Juveniles may occur in estuaries.

Biology:

Feeds primarily on fishes. Adults occur singularly or in schools; juveniles form small schools.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught mainly by hook-and-line and with gillnets.

Similar species:

Caranx bucculentus
Bluespotted trevally

Caranx bucculentus differs in having the curved part of lateral line short and more strongly arched (vs. longer, and weakly arched).

to Caranx bucculentus

Caranx heberi
Blacktip trevally

Caranx heberi differs in having total gill rakers (including rudiments) on first gill arch 24–27 (vs. 20–24); in adults, head and body dark bronze to yellow-green above, silver bronze to yellow green below (vs. head and body silvery-grey to black, paler below) and rear portion of upper caudal-fin lobe dark or black (vs. upper caudal-fin lobe uniformly pigmented).

to Caranx heberi

Caranx papuensis
Brassy trevally

Caranx papuensis differs in having head and body brassy to yellow green above and silver below with small black spots scattered on upper body (vs. head and body silvery-grey to black, paler below, no spots on body); white opercular spot (vs. no opercular spot); rear portion of upper caudal-fin lobe dark or black (vs. upper caudal-fin lobe uniformly pigmented) and trailing edge of lower caudal-fin lobe with white border (vs. no white border).

to Caranx papuensis

Internal links:

Caranx ignobilis gallery

External links:

FishBase
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species^TM