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Bigeye Trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus
The Bigeye Trevally is a robust, fast-swimming fish recognized for its large, reflective eyes and silvery body with distinctive black markings. Commonly found in the warm waters of the Indo-Pacific, this species often forms large, swirling schools, especially at dawn and dusk. B…
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- Bigeye Trevallies can coordinate their movements so precisely that thousands of individuals appear to move as a single organism, confusing potential predators.
- Bigeye Trevallies are famous for forming tightly packed, tornado-like schools; they are primarily nocturnal hunters, relying on their large eyes to spot prey in dim light; juveniles have a different coloration and sometimes inhabit estuaries or brackish waters.
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