Giant Trevally

Caranx ignobilis (species), “Barrier Trevally”, “Big-Headed Jack”, “Black Ulua”, “Forsskål's Indo-Pacific Jack Fish”, “Giant Kingfish”, “Giant Ulua”, “Goyan Fish”, “Great Trevally”, “Horse Mackerel”, “Horse Mackerel Trevally”, “Jack”, “Kingfish”, “Lowly Trevally”, “Pampano”, “Trevally”, “White Ulua”, “Yellow-Fin Trevally”, “Yellowfin Jack”

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The giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis), also known as the lowly trevally, barrier trevally, giant kingfish or ulua, is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae. The giant trevally is distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, with a range stretching from South Africa in the west to Hawaii in the east, including Japan in the north and Australia in the south. Two were documented in the eastern tropical Pacific in the 2010s (one captured off Panama and another sighted at the Galápagos), but it remains to be seen if the species will become established there.The giant trevally is distinguished by its steep head profile, strong tail scutes, and a variety of other more detailed anatomical features. It is normally a silvery colour with…