Find a Fish
Bigeye Trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
A Bigeye Trevally at a depth of 17m, South Solitary Island, New South Wales, May 1998. View larger image.
The Bigeye Trevally is blue-green above and silvery below. The dorsal and anal fin tips are white. The caudal fin is yellowish to black.
There is a black spot on the upper operculum and dark scutes (glossary) along the straight portion of the lateral line. The posterior portion of the eye is covered by a gelatinous eyelid.
This species grows to 85cm in length.
It occurs in tropical and warm temperate marine waters of the Indo-Pacific.
In Australia it is known from the south-western coast of Western Australia, around the tropical north and south to the central coast of New South Wales.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
Further reading
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Allen, G.R. & R. Swainston. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 201.
- Hutchins, B. & R. Swainston. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Swainston Publishing. Pp. 180.
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
