Names
Scientific name: Gnathonodon speciosus
Internationally, it is referred to as the Golden Trevally. Other common names include Golden Kingfish, Banded Trevally, Golden Pilot Jack, and King Trevally. In the UAE, it is known as Zeraidi (زريدي).
Golden Trevally
14th Aug 2020
Golden Trevally - IG @saltdog_93
Shape and color
The Golden trevally has a compressed and elongated body. Its mouth is highly protrusible and fleshy with no teeth in the upper jaw. It is yellow and white in color with a dark bar through the eye, five black bars on the body, and a narrow black bar in each yellow interspace. It also often has a few scattered black blotches on the body.
Habitat
It is commonly found swimming around deep coastal waters and seaward coral areas at a depth of 10 meters and is usually found in schools, swimming around large predators.
Feeding
It is a carnivorous fish, feeding on many marine species including molluscs, crustaceans, small schooling fish, and many others.
Fishing season
It is a common fish in the waters of the UAE and can be encountered throughout the year.
Fishing method
It can be caught using various fishing techniques including fishing nets, fishing rods, and fish traps (locally known as Gargoor).
Fun facts
- The Golden Trevally is known for its behavior of swimming closely around sharks and other large fish to gain protection from likely predators. It will also swim close to divers.
- It is a fast-swimming fish that can roam over great distances.
- It has thick lips that look like they have undergone a lip-filling procedure!
Minimum legal length: 33 centimeters.
Fishing status: Not banned.
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<p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; color: rgb(94, 94, 94); font-family: Lato, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><u class="x-el x-el-span c2-3i c2-3j c2-3 c2-5a c2-3r c2-3o c2-5b c2-5e" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Lato, arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: inherit; text-transform: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: inherit !important; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: underline;"><strong class="x-el x-el-span c2-3i c2-3j c2-3 c2-5a c2-3r c2-2b c2-5b" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Lato, arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: inherit; text-transform: inherit; color: inherit; font-size: inherit !important; line-height: inherit;">Names</strong></u></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; color: rgb(94, 94, 94); font-family: Lato, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Scientific name: Gnathonodon speciosus</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; color: rgb(94, 94, 94); font-family: Lato, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Internationally, it is referred to as the Golden Trevally. Other common names include Golden Kingfish, Banded Trevally, Golden Pilot Jack, and King Trevally. In the UAE, it is known as Zeraidi (زريدي).</span></p>
Golden Trevally - IG @saltdog_93
Shape and color
The Golden trevally has a compressed and elongated body. Its mouth is highly protrusible and fleshy with no teeth in the upper jaw. It is yellow and white in color with a dark bar through the eye, five black bars on the body, and a narrow black bar in each yellow interspace. It also often has a few scattered black blotches on the body.
Habitat
It is commonly found swimming around deep coastal waters and seaward coral areas at a depth of 10 meters and is usually found in schools, swimming around large predators.
Feeding
It is a carnivorous fish, feeding on many marine species including molluscs, crustaceans, small schooling fish, and many others.
Fishing season
It is a common fish in the waters of the UAE and can be encountered throughout the year.
Fishing method
It can be caught using various fishing techniques including fishing nets, fishing rods, and fish traps (locally known as Gargoor).
Fun facts
- The Golden Trevally is known for its behavior of swimming closely around sharks and other large fish to gain protection from likely predators. It will also swim close to divers.
- It is a fast-swimming fish that can roam over great distances.
- It has thick lips that look like they have undergone a lip-filling procedure!
Minimum legal length: 33 centimeters.
Fishing status: Not banned.