Nomenclature
original description
Quoy, J. R. C.; Gaimard, J. P. (1824-1825). Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. <em>In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M.</em> 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825], Atlas pls. 43-65., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40871183#page/204/mode/1up [details]
original description
(of Caranx belengerii Cuvier, 1833) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i-xxix + 3 pp. + 1-512, Pls. 246-279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-198, 330-359, 372-427; Valenciennes the balance. i-xxiv + 1-379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429-512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4427517
page(s): 116 [details]
original description
(of Caranx butuanensis Seale, 1910) Seale, A. (1910). New species of Philippine fishes. <em>The Philippine Journal of Science Section A.</em> v. 4 (no. 6) (for 1909): 491-543, Pls. 1-13. [details]
original description
(of Caranx flavocoeruleus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Temminck, C. J.; Schlegel H. (1844). Pisces. <em>In: Siebold, P. F. de (ed.): Fauna Japonica, sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam ... suscepto annis 1823-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit Ph. Fr. de Siebold. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] (A. Arnz et soc.).</em> Parts 5-6: 73-112. [details]
original description
(of Caranx forsteri Cuvier, 1833) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i-xxix + 3 pp. + 1-512, Pls. 246-279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-198, 330-359, 372-427; Valenciennes the balance. i-xxiv + 1-379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429-512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4427517
page(s): 107 [details]
original description
(of Caranx oshimai Wakiya, 1924) Wakiya, Y. (1924). The carangoid fishes of Japan. <em>Annals of the Carnegie Museum.</em> v. 15 (nos 2-3): 139-292, Pls. 15-38. [details]
original description
(of Caranx peronii Cuvier, 1833) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i-xxix + 3 pp. + 1-512, Pls. 246-279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-198, 330-359, 372-427; Valenciennes the balance. i-xxiv + 1-379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429-512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4427517
page(s): 112 [details]
original description
(of Caranx tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1856) Bleeker, P. (1856). Beschrijvingen van nieuwe en weinig bekende vischsoorten van Amboina, verzameld op eene reis door den Molukschen Archipel, gedaan in het gevolg van den Gouverneur Generaal Duymaer van Twist, in September en Oktober 1855. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 1: 1-72, 73-76. [details]
original description
(of Caranx thompsoni Seale, 1905) Jordan, D. S.; Evermann, B. W. (1905). The aquatic resources of the Hawaiian Islands. Part I.--The shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands, with a general account of the fish fauna. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 23 (pt 1) (1903): i-xxviii + 1-574, Pls. 1-65, col. Pls. 1-73. [details]
original description
(of Carangus rhabdotus Jenkins, 1903) Jenkins, O. P. (1903). Report on collections of fishes made in the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of new species. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 22 (1902): 417-511, Pls. 1-4. [details]
original description
(of Caranx xanthopygus Cuvier, 1833) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1833). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes. v. 9: i-xxix + 3 pp. + 1-512, Pls. 246-279. [Cuvier authored pp. 1-198, 330-359, 372-427; Valenciennes the balance. i-xxiv + 1-379 in Strasbourg edition. Pp. 429-512 contains additions and corrections for vols. 2 through 5.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4427517
page(s): 109 [details]
original description
(of Carangus elacate Jordan & Evermann, 1903) Jordan, D. S.; Evermann B. W. (1903). Descriptions of new genera and species of fishes from the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 22 (1902): 161-208. [details]
basis of record
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
Unreviewed
Description Occurs at temperatures ranging from 26° to 29°C. Inhabits deep lagoons channels, seaward reef waters, and occasionally enters rivers. Juveniles in estuaries. Remains in slow-moving schools in the passes or outside the reef during the day, then leaves the schools and feeds individually at night (Ref. 4795) on small fishes and crustaceans. Rarely netted. Marketed fresh, dried/salted (Ref. 9283) and frozen (Ref. 9987). Consumed broiled and baked (Ref. 9987). [details]
Remark Date Eschmeyer, pers. comm. Known as C. marginatus Gill In tropical eastern Pacific in Randall <307>. [details]
To Barcode of Life (238 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Caranx sexfaciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Caranx oshimai Wakiya, 1924)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carangoides sexfasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Carangus marginatus Gill, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Caranx tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Caranx fosteri Cuvier, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Caranx butuanensis Seale, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Caranx belengerii Cuvier, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Caranx marginatus (Gill, 1863))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Caranx thompsoni Seale, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Caranx forsteri Cuvier, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Caranx flavocoeruleus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (58 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Caranx elacate (Jordan & Evermann, 1903))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Caranx paraspistes Richardson, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Caranx peronii Cuvier, 1833)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Carangus rhabdotus Jenkins, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Caranx xanthopygus Cuvier, 1833)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Bigeye Trevally)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Bigeye Trevally)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caranx sexfasciatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx sexfaciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx butuanensis Seale, 1910)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx belengerii Cuvier, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx paraspistes Richardson, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx oshimai Wakiya, 1924)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx marginatus (Gill, 1863))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx flavocoeruleus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx elacate (Jordan & Evermann, 1903))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx forsteri Cuvier, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx fosteri Cuvier, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Carangus marginatus Gill, 1863)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx xanthopygus Cuvier, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx thompsoni Seale, 1905)
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx sexfaciatus elacate (Jordan & Evermann, 1903))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx sexfaciatus marginatus (Gill, 1863))
To FishBase (from synonym Caranx peronii Cuvier, 1833)
To FishBase (from synonym Carangus rhabdotus Jenkins, 1903)
To Fishbase (from synonym Carangus elacate Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To FishBase images (Caranx sexfasciatus, Papua New Guinea, by Patzner, R.)
To GenBank (200 nucleotides; 193 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Caranx paraspistes Richardson, 1848; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2579367) (from synonym Caranx paraspistes Richardson, 1848)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carangus marginatus RAD116448-001) (from synonym Carangus marginatus Gill, 1863)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carangus marginatus RAD116448-001) (from synonym Carangus marginatus Gill, 1863)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carangus rhabdotus P01929 illustration) (from synonym Carangus rhabdotus Jenkins, 1903)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Caranx sexfasciatus x C. melampygus FIN027501 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed