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Golden Travelly

The golden trevally, also known as the golden kingfish, banded trevally or king trevally, is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack and horse mackerel family Carangidae, and the only member of the monospecific genus Gnathanodon.

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Local Names: Talakitok, Dorado

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Size: to 120 cm. Habitat: demersal on soft bottoms. Young act as "pilots" for sharks and other large fishes. Depth: 0-80 m.

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