Giant Trevally
Caranx ignobilis
Sighting evidence at Tokashiki Outer Reef, Kerama Islands
Photo: Nikolai Vladimirov · CC BY-NC
Giant trevally use the Tokashiki wall as an ambush corridor, launching high-speed attacks from depth into the fusilier schools that hover above the reef crest in the current. Individuals exceeding one metre are common here, a size class that has disappeared from many fished reefs throughout the region. Their presence in large numbers is a reliable indicator of the prey fish biomass sustained by the Kuroshio Current nutrients washing across the wall face.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Giant Trevally is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.