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title: "Golden Trevally"
description: "Gnathanodon speciosus — Fish. The golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus), also known as the golden kingfish, banded trevally or king trevally, is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack and horse mackerel family Carangidae, and the only member of the monospecific genus Gnathanodon."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/golden-trevally
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Golden Trevally

> Gnathanodon speciosus — Fish. The golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus), also known as the golden kingfish, banded trevally or king trevally, is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack and horse mackerel family Carangidae, and the only member of the monospecific genus Gnathanodon.

- Scientific name: *Gnathanodon speciosus*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 1390
- Wikidata: [Q973207](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q973207)
- iNaturalist taxon: [194896](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/194896)

## Names

- en: Golden Trevally
- de: Königsmakrele
- es: Jurel dorado
- fr: Carangue dorée
- it: Gnathanodon
- nl: Gouden makreel

## Countries with the most observations

AU (207), NC (117), MX (99), ID (89), CR (42), PA (41), MV (33), EG (29), FJ (29), PH (29), TH (27), SC (25)

## Summary

The golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus), also known as the golden kingfish, banded trevally or king trevally, is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack and horse mackerel family Carangidae, and the only member of the monospecific genus Gnathanodon. The golden trevally is widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, ranging from South Africa in the west to Central America in the east, extending to Japan in the north and Australia in the south. The species predominantly occupies inshore waters where it inhabits both reef and sandy substrates.…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Olly Morgan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/158592330

## Machine access

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