Golden Trevally (species: Gnathanodon speciosus) in Fraser Island (Gaia Guide)
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Gnathanodon speciosus
Golden Trevally


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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Carangidae
Genus Gnathanodon
Species Gnathanodon speciosus

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 120 cm (Fork Length)

Depth range

  • Up to 80 m

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Distribution


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Distribution and habitat preferences

Indo-Pacific. Eastern Pacific: southwestern coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico and Gulf of California to Ecuador. (Fishbase)

Behaviour

Adults occur in deep lagoon and seaward reefs where they feed by rooting for crustaceans and fossorial invertebrates in the sand but they also feed on small fishes. Small juveniles live among the tentacles of jellyfish. Adults form schools and are also noted for their behavior to closely swim around sharks and other large fishes, and also follow divers. Juveniles particularly display this piloting behavior to gain protection from likely predators. (Fishbase)

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References

  • Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene (1990). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.