Gnathanodon speciosus Golden trevally

Gnathanodon speciosusis commonly referred to as Golden trevally. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 20000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

164 

AphiaID:

218429 

Scientific:

Gnathanodon speciosus 

German:

Gold-Makrele, Schwarzgoldene Pilotmakrele, Königsmakrele 

English:

Golden Trevally 

Category:

Jacks and Pompanos 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Carangidae (Family) > Gnathanodon (Genus) > speciosus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Forsskål, ), 1775 

Occurrence:

Djibouti, Hong Kong, El Salvador, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Bunaken, Cambodia, China, Christmas Islands, Columbia, Comores, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Guatemala, Gulf of California, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South-Africa, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Togean Islands, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 162 Meter 

Size:

43.31" - 47.24" (110cm - 120cm) 

Weight:

15 kg 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Predatory 

Tank:

4399.57 gal (~ 20000L)  

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Possible to breed 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Gnathanodon speciosus
  Gold-Makrele, Schwarzgoldene Pilotmakrele, Königsmakrele

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-08-25 22:22:52 

Last edit:

2023-09-18 20:40:19 

Captive breeding / propagation

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