Black Trevally 
Black Trevally
Caranx lugubris
Average Weight/Length
Max length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; common length : 70.0 cm TL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 17.9 kg
Family, Genus, Class & Etymology
| Family | Carangidae |
| Description | Jacks and pompanos |
| Environment | Brackish & Marine |
| Etymology | French, carangue = name of fish given in Caribe.1836 |
| Genus | 30 |
| No. of Species | 146 |
| Order | Perciformes |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Reproductive Guild | Nonguarders |
| Distribution | Chiefly marine; rarely brackish. Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Body generally compressed, although body shape extremely variable from very deep to fusiform. Most species with only small cycloid scales. Scales along lateral line often modified into spiny scutes. Detached finlets, as many as nine, sometimes found behind dorsal and anal fins. Large juveniles and adults with 2 dorsal fins. Anterior dorsal fin with 3-9 spines; the second having 1 spine and usually 18-37 soft rays. Anal spines usually 3, the first 2 separate from the rest; soft rays usually 15-31. Widely forked caudal fin. Caudal peduncle slender. Pelvic fins lacking in Parona signata. Vertebrae 24-27 (modally 24). Fast swimming predators of the waters above the reef and in the open sea. Some root in sand for invertebrates and fishes. One of the most important families of tropical marine fishes; fished commercially and for recreation. |
Other "Popular" Names for this Fish
Black Jack, Gunkan
Location Habitat
An oceanic and insular species, very much restricted to clear oceanic waters. Not commonly found in shallow banks. Sometimes seen near drop-off at outer edge of reefs. Occasionally forming schools. Feed on fishes at night
Biology & Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-22; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 16 - 19.
Life Cycle & Mating Behavior
Eggs are pelagic
Geographic Species Map (Fishbase.org Map)
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Summary of Distribution: Circumtropical. Western Indian Ocean: off Natal and East London in South Africa; Reunion, Mauritius and Cargados Carajos; Seychelles. Western Pacific: southern Japan to New Caledonia. Recently reported from Tonga. Western Atlantic: Bermuda and the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Azores, Madeira, St. Paul's Rocks, Ascension Island, Cape Verde, and Gulf of Guinea. Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico (including Revillagigedo Islands) to Costa Rica. |
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Note: Distribution range colors indicate degree of suitability of habitat which can be interpreted as probabilities of occurrence (fishbase.org) |
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Food Rating
Game Rating : 7/10
Game Description :
Marketed mainly fresh, also dried or salted
