Where Does Black Trevally Live?
Carangoides gymnostethus
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Where to find Black Trevally
- Water type
- saltwater
- Depth
- Typically found in depths ranging from 10 to 100 meters, but can occur shallower or deeper.
- Environment
- Primarily pelagic, inhabiting coastal and offshore waters, often associated with coral reefs, rocky outcrops, and submerged structures. Also found over sandy and muddy bottoms.
- Geographic range
- Widespread in the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and East Africa, across the Indian Ocean to Southeast Asia, northern Australia, and eastward to the central Pacific islands.
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