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The giant trevally is the largest member of the genus Caranx, and the fifth-largest member of the family Carangidae (exceeded by the yellowtail amberjack, greater amberjack, leerfish, and rainbow runner), with a recorded maximum length of 170 cm (67 in) and a weight of 80 kg (180 lb). [6]
The species in the genus Caranx are all moderately large to very large fishes, growing from around 50 cm in length to a known maximum length of 1.7 m and 80 kg in weight; a size which is only achieved by the giant trevally, Caranx ignobilis, the largest species of Caranx. [15]
Caranx heberi (J. W. Bennett, 1830) (blacktip trevally) Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766) (crevalle jack) Caranx ignobilis (Forsskål, 1775) (giant trevally) Caranx latus Agassiz, 1831 (horse-eye jack) Caranx lugubris Poey, 1860 (black jack) Caranx melampygus G. Cuvier, 1833 (bluefin trevally) Caranx papuensis Alleyne & W. J. Macleay, 1877 (brassy ...
Genus Scientific name Family Common family name Endemic; ... Giant trevally: Caranx: C. ignobilis: Carangidae [51] Trevally: N Ulua paʻopaʻo [9] Golden trevally:
The family contains many important commercial and game fish, notably the Pacific jack mackerel, Trachurus symmetricus, and the other jack mackerels in the genus Trachurus. [ 2 ] Many genera have fairly extensive fossil records, particularly Caranx and Seriola , which extend into the early Paleogene (late Thanetian ), and are known from whole ...
The bluefin trevally is a large fish, growing to a maximum known length of 117 cm and a weight of 43.5 kg, [2] however it is rare at lengths greater than 80 cm. [8] It is similar in shape to a number of other large jacks and trevallies, having an oblong, compressed body with the dorsal profile slightly more convex than the ventral profile, particularly anteriorly.
The crevalle jack was the first species of its genus to be scientifically described and named, and is also the type species of the genus Caranx. It was described and named in 1766 by the famed Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus , based on the holotype specimen taken off the coast of the Carolinas, United States. [ 4 ]
The bigeye trevally has 21 to 25 gill rakers and 25 vertebrae. [7] The bigeye trevally shows a change in colour as it ages, changing both overall colour and body patterns. Juveniles are a silvery yellow to silvery brown in colour, and possess five to six dark vertical bands on their sides, [8] from which the specific epithet sexfasciatus arose.