Bigeye Trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus
Carangidaefish1.2m / 4ftLeast Concern
About Bigeye Trevally.
Forms tornado-like schools at reef points and currents — the signature visual of Sipadan, Cabo Pulmo, and many Indo-Pacific sites.
Where it lives.
Reef points, current-swept walls
How it behaves.
Tight schooling by day, hunts at dusk
Best time to see it.
Best months to see Bigeye Trevally · 11 months highlighted
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Where to see it.
Apo Island Marine Sanctuary
Apo Island
Balicasag Sanctuary (Rico's Wall)
Panglao
Barracuda Point
Sipadan Island
Beatrice Rock
Anilao
Black Forest (Balicasag Island)
Panglao
Cabilao Shark Point (Lighthouse)
Cabilao Island
Cabo Pulmo
Cabo Pulmo
Castle Rock
Komodo National Park
Cathedral
Panglao
Cervera Shoal
Panglao