Giant trevally: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the giant trevally lives – recorded in 18 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Caranx ignobilis
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	18 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Carangiformes
Family	Carangidae

Where does the giant trevally live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the giant trevally in 18 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: South China Sea.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the giant trevally endangered?

The giant trevally’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the giant trevally?

The giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) is a ray-finned fish in the order Carangiformes and the family Carangidae, genus Caranx. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the giant trevally

The giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis), also known as the lowly trevally, barrier trevally, giant kingfish, or ulua, is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae. The giant trevally is distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, with a range stretching from South Africa to Hawaii, including Japan in the north and Australia in the south.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Giant trevally (revision 1379926948), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1994256 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).