Bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) is a saltwater, freshwater, brackish species recorded in Taiwan, Malaysia. It is found at depths of 0–146 m. The main season in Taiwan, Malaysia runs all year.
Scientific name: Caranx sexfasciatus · Water: Saltwater, Freshwater, Brackish · Season: All year
Size: up to 120 cm
The bigeye trevally is a streamlined jack of Taiwan's inshore and reef waters, schooling by day and dispersing to feed at night. Its range is the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands and south to Australia and New Caledonia, and in the eastern Pacific from the south-western coast of Baja California Sur and the Gulf of California to Ecuador and the Galapagos. Fast and hard-fighting, it takes both lures and live bait and makes repeated runs — a challenging target from shore and boat, reaching the OCA's top ten in 2020 Q4 and 2021 Q3.
Caution: large individuals carry a ciguatera risk. Heat, cold and marinating do not remove the toxin, which concentrates in the liver, roe and head, so avoid eating those parts. Seek medical help if numbness, tingling or a reversed sense of hot and cold follows a meal.
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