Caranx

Caranx is a genus of marine fishes in the family Carangidae, including the giant trevally and bluefin trevally. Its species are fast-swimming predators found mainly in tropical and subtropical waters.

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Carangidae: Carangidae is a family of marine fishes that includes jacks, trevallies, pompanos, and related forms. Caranx is one genus within this family of mostly active coastal and pelagic fishes.
Giant trevally: The giant trevally is a large Indo-Pacific jack, Caranx ignobilis, and an apex reef predator. It is the largest and best-known species in the genus.
Recreational fishing: Recreational fishing is the capture of fish for leisure rather than primarily for commercial sale. Giant and bluefin trevallies are prized targets for their strength and fast runs.
Pelagic fish: Pelagic fish live in the open water column rather than primarily on the seabed or shore. Many Caranx move through open water, although several species also use reefs and coasts.
Decapterus: Decapterus is a genus of slender carangid fishes commonly called scads or round scads. It is a related jack genus, but its scads are generally smaller and differently shaped than Caranx trevallies.
Perciformes: Perciformes is a large traditional order of ray-finned fishes, though modern classifications divide many of its members among other orders. Older classifications placed Caranx within this broad grouping, illustrating changes in fish taxonomy.
Bluefin trevally: The bluefin trevally is a tropical Indo-Pacific jack, Caranx melampygus, with vivid blue fins and spots. Its coloration and reef-associated habits contrast with the giant trevally’s greater size.
Commercial fishing: Commercial fishing harvests aquatic animals for sale, using methods ranging from small-scale gear to industrial fleets. Crevalle jacks and other Caranx enter regional fisheries as food fish or incidental catch.
Coral reef: A coral reef is a marine ecosystem built largely by calcium-carbonate structures produced by corals. Reefs provide feeding grounds and habitat for several tropical Caranx species.
Alectis: Alectis is a genus of deep-bodied carangid fishes that includes the African pompano. The African pompano’s common name can obscure that it is not a Caranx species.