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title: "Giant Trevally"
description: "Caranx ignobilis — Fish. The giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis), also known as the lowly trevally, barrier trevally, giant kingfish, or ulua, is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/giant-trevally
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Giant Trevally

> Caranx ignobilis — Fish. The giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis), also known as the lowly trevally, barrier trevally, giant kingfish, or ulua, is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae.

- Scientific name: *Caranx ignobilis*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 2099
- Wikidata: [Q1994256](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1994256)
- iNaturalist taxon: [153280](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/153280)

## Names

- en: Giant Trevally
- de: Dickkopf-Makrele
- es: Jurel gigante
- fr: Carangue à grosse tête
- pt: Xaréu-gigante

## Countries with the most observations

AU (300), ID (203), IN (119), US (99), EG (69), TW (57), MV (55), UM (51), MY (45), PH (38), CK (34), CX (26)

## Summary

The giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis), also known as the lowly trevally, barrier trevally, giant kingfish, or ulua, is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae. The giant trevally is distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, with a range stretching from South Africa to Hawaii, including Japan in the north and Australia in the south. 
The giant trevally is distinguished by its steep head profile, strong tail scutes, and a variety of other more detailed anatomical features. It is normally a silvery colour with occasional dark spots, but males may be black…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_trevally

## Photo

![Giant Trevally](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/giant-trevally/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/268161091

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/giant-trevally?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).