Caranx sexfasciatus is mainly caught by night handline and is commonly found on artificial reefs and wrecks, which can easily be approached by divers and even snorkelers.
Details
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size
Common to 60 cm; max. 85 cm
color
Greenish brown above, silvery white below. A blackish spot on upper edge of gill cover, smaller than the eye diameter. Soft dorsal and caudal fin yellowish grey. Anal and lower lobe of caudal fin yellowish. In adults dorsal fin lobes with white tip. Young with six broad blackish bars.
This species is commonly found in reefs and inhabits depths of up to 50 m. It is active at night and forms large schools during the day, feeding on crustaceans, squids, cuttlefish and small fish.
distinctive characters
The first dorsal fin has 8 spines, the second dorsal fin has 1 spine and 19-22 rays, the anal fin has 2 detached spines followed by 1 spine and 14-17 rays, the body is oblong and moderately compressed, the dorsal profile is more convex than the ventral, and the breast is fully scaled except for a small area just anterior to the pelvic fin base with an adipose eyelid that is well developed.