CARANGIDAE Caranx sexfasciatus, 9.2 cm SL (photo by Ukkrit Satapoomin) Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825 Bigeye Trevally D VIII + I, 19-22; A II + I, 14-17; GR 6-8 + 15-19 = 21-25; V 10+15. Body oblong, compressed; dorsal profile moderately convex, ventral profile slightly convex. Adipose eyelid developed on posterior half of eye. Breast completely scaled; straight part of lateral line almost entirely with scutes (27-36). Color: body silvery yellowish-green dorsally, silvery white ventrally; small black opercular spot; scutes dark or black; anal and caudal fins yellowish. Size: maximum length about 1.2 m. Distribution: widely distributed in Indo-Pacific and tropical eastern Pacific Ocean. Remarks: found in coastal waters; juveniles occurring in brackish waters. Feeds mainly on fishes and crustaceans. Marketed fresh, dried, and salted.