Caranx sexfasciatus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	CARANGIDAE

Scientific Name:

Caranx sexfasciatus

Species Authority:

Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Common Name/s:

English	–	Bigeye Jack, Bigeye Kingfish, Big-eye Trevally, Bigeye Trevally, Dusk Jack, Dusky Jack, Giant Trevally, Great Trevally, Horse-eye Jack, Horse Mackerel, Six banded Trevally, Tille Jack, Trevally, Turrum
French	–	Carangue, Carangue Aux Gros Yeux, Carangue Platte, Carangue Vorace
Spanish	–	Caballa, Jurel, Jurelito, Jurel Ojo Colorado, Jurel Ojo Grande, Jurel Ojon, Jurel Ojón, Jurel Ojotón, Jurel Voraz, Jurel Voráz, Ojo Colorado, Ojón

Synonym/s:

Carangus marginatus Gill, 1863

Carangus rhabdotus Jenkins, 1903

Caranx belengerii Cuvier, 1833

Caranx butuanensis Seale, 1910

Caranx elacate Jordan & Evermann, 1903

Caranx flavocoeruleus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844

Caranx forsteri Cuvier, 1833

Caranx fosteri Cuvier, 1833

Caranx marginatus (Gill, 1863)

Caranx oshimai Wakiya, 1924

Caranx paraspistes Richardson, 1848

Caranx peronii Cuvier, 1833

Caranx sexfaciatus elacate (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)

Caranx sexfaciatus marginatus (Gill, 1863)

Caranx tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1856

Caranx thompsoni Seale, 1905

Caranx xanthopygus Cuvier, 1833

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Dominici-Arosemena, A., Larson, H.K., Molina, H., Robertson, R. & Smith-Vaniz, B.
Reviewer/s:	Collen, B., Richman, N., Beresford, A., Chenery, A. & Ram, M.
Contributor/s:	De Silva, R., Milligan, H., Lutz, M., Batchelor, A., Jopling, B., Kemp, K., Lewis, S., Lintott, P., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Smith, J. & Livingston, F.
Justification: This species is widespread and locally abundant. Although it is harvested in artisanal fisheries in some parts of its range, there are no major threats to this species and no current indication of population decline. It is listed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Caranx sexfasciatus is broadly distributed throughout the tropical Indo-west Pacific, including Hawaii. Caranx sexfasciatus also occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean from southern California, the lower Gulf of California to Ecuador, and all the offshore islands.
Countries:	Native: Aruba; Australia; Bahrain; Bangladesh; British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago); Cambodia; China; Christmas Island; Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Colombia; Comoros; Cook Islands; Costa Rica; Djibouti; Ecuador (Ecuador (mainland), Galápagos); Egypt; El Salvador; Eritrea; Fiji; French Polynesia (Marquesas, Tuamotu); Guam; Guatemala; Honduras; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Japan (Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto); Jordan; Kenya; Kiribati; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Korea, Republic of; Kuwait; Madagascar; Malaysia; Maldives; Marshall Islands; Mauritius (Mauritius (main island), Rodrigues); Mexico; Micronesia, Federated States of; Mozambique; Myanmar; New Caledonia; Nicaragua; Niue; Norfolk Island; Northern Mariana Islands; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Panama; Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Archipelago); Philippines; Qatar; Réunion; Samoa; Saudi Arabia; Seychelles; Singapore; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Tokelau; Tonga; Tuvalu; United Arab Emirates; United States Minor Outlying Islands (Wake Is.); Vanuatu; Viet Nam; Yemen
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Atlantic – southeast; Indian Ocean – eastern; Indian Ocean – western; Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – northwest; Pacific – southeast; Pacific – southwest; Pacific – western central
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Population [top]

Population:	Caranx sexfasciatus is common in waters of the Galapagos islands (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). This species is locally abundant around offshore islands.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Caranx sexfasciatus adults are associated with coral reefs and are found in coastal and oceanic waters to depths of 146 m. Adults school in passes or the outer reef during the day, and disperse at night to feed. Juveniles school in estuaries and harbours. Individuals feed primarily upon fish and crustaceans.
Systems:	Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species is harvested by artisinal fisheries as a food source, however there is no evidence for a significant decline in the population. There are no other known major threats for this species.

Major Threat(s):

This species is harvested by artisinal fisheries as a food source, however there is no evidence for a significant decline in the population. There are no other known major threats for this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for Caranx sexfasciatus, however its distribution range overlaps a number of marine protected area.

Conservation Actions:

There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for Caranx sexfasciatus, however its distribution range overlaps a number of marine protected area.

Citation:	Dominici-Arosemena, A., Larson, H.K., Molina, H., Robertson, R. & Smith-Vaniz, B. 2010. Caranx sexfasciatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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