Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Bigeye Trevally

Caranx sexfasciatus

Spanish: Jurel voraz

The bigeye trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus (also known as the bigeye jack, great trevally, six-banded trevally and dusky jack), is a species of widespread large marine fish classified in the jack family Carangidae. The bigeye trevally is distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, ranging from South Africa in the west to California and Ecuador in the east, including Australia to the south and Japan in the north. The bigeye trevally is best...

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Carangiformes › Carangidae

Local records18 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records2,923 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2025 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-01-16 — observation by zihuadean
2026-01-15 — observation by elam2
2025-11-12 — observation by zihuadean
2025-11-09 — observation by zihuadean
2025-11-07 — observation by zihuadean
2025-02-25 — observation by zihuadean

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Fish guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/caranx-sexfasciatus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.