Saltwater
Golden trevally
Gnathanodon speciosus
Carangidae, Caranginae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 120 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 36,180 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Chile, China, and 70 more countries.
More about the species
Description
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. Marketed fresh and salted or dried. Juveniles are used in the aquarium trade. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Caranx cives
- Caranx edentulus
- Caranx panamensis
- Caranx speciosus
- Gnathandon speciosus
- Gnathanodon specious
In other languages
- Gul hestemakrel
- Kultapiikkimakrilli
- Banded horse mackerel, Banded trevally, Golden crevalle, Golden fish, Golden horsmackerel, Golden jack, Golden kingfish, Golden toothless trevally, Horse mackerel, Jack, Kelat, King fish, King trevally, Trevally, Yellow jack fish, Yellow ulua
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.