Caranx [Caranx]
Description
Caranx species are active reef and pelagic jacks that frequently travel in loose schools. Divers may notice them gliding through the water column or circling reef edges, flashing their bodies as they turn in unison.
Species
Giant Trevally
Caranx ignobilis
Bigeye Trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales)
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Teleosts (Bony Fishes)
Teleostei
|
| Order |
Jacks & Trevallies
Carangiformes
|
| Family |
Jacks And Pompanos
Carangidae
|
Statistics
- Species 2