Bigeye trevally - Caranx sexfasciatus
Caranx sexfasciatus is a widespread marine fish classified in the Carangidae family. This carangid is distributed in the tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans; it can reach a maximum length of 120 cm and a weight of 18 kg.
It is predominantly a coastal fish, inhabiting coral reefs down to a depth of about 100 m, both in coastal areas and offshore islands. As juveniles, it can also be found in river estuaries and sandy bays in just a few centimeters of water. Bigeye trevally Caranx sexfasciatus intotheblue.it
It generally lives in large, slow-moving schools during the day and becomes very active at sunset and at night when it feeds on small fish, crustaceans, cephalopods, and other invertebrates.
Sexual maturity is reached at around 40 cm, and during spawning, generally between July and March, large aggregations of up to thousands of individuals form. Fishing is practiced, both with gillnets and purse seines, by coastal populations who use them for food. Because they live in large schools, they often catch enormous quantities of fish, enough to satisfy the needs of many inhabitants of coral islands and atolls.
They are also caught during sport fishing, even using artificial lures. The edibility of jackfish varies from fair to very good depending on how it is cooked. Typically, it is fried, steamed, or grilled, and it is even used in soups popular in some Southeast Asian countries. Filipinos consider it a high-quality fish.
This species is also highly prized by divers, who often photograph the enormous schools that circle the coral reefs during the day, as shown in the video taken in the Maldives. Jackfish have also been kept in large aquariums, but they require large amounts of water to survive.
(taken from Wikipedia)
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