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Bigeye Trevally

Caranx sexfasciatus
About the species

Famous for forming dense, slow-wheeling schools that spiral like a living tornado in the blue, especially at sites such as Shark & Yolanda Reef. Their large eyes and silvery, faintly barred bodies shimmer as the wall of fish parts and reforms around divers.


Where to see it

43 sites in the catalogue.

Daedalus
East Side / Lighthouse Reef
ModerateYear-round
Daedalus
South Plateau
HighYear-round
El Gouna
Manta Point
ModerateYear-round
El Gouna
Shabroah Siyul (Blind Reef)
ModerateYear-round
El Quseir
Abu Humra (Shaab Abu Hamra)
ModerateYear-round
El Quseir
Serib Kebir (Zerib Kebir)
ModerateYear-round
El Quseir
The Rock (El Quseir)
ModerateYear-round
Hamata
Gota Sataya
ModerateYear-round
Hamata
Sataya Reef (Dolphin House)
ModerateYear-round
Hamata
Sha'ab Maksur
HighYear-round
Hurghada
Abu Ramada (North & South)
ModerateYear-round
Hurghada
Big Giftun (Erg Diana / Sha'ab Sabina)
HighYear-round
Hurghada
Carless Reef
HighYear-round
Hurghada
Umm Gamar
ModerateYear-round
Marsa Alam
Sha'ab Marsa Alam
ModerateYear-round
Nuweiba
El Hibeq (Sinker)
ModerateYear-round
Nuweiba
Ras Shaitan (Devil's Head)
ModerateYear-round
Safaga
Abu Kafan
HighYear-round
Safaga
Panorama Reef
HighYear-round
Safaga
Sadana Island Wreck
ModerateYear-round
Safaga
Shaab Sheer
ModerateYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Gordon Reef
ModerateYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Jackfish Alley
ModerateYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Jackson Reef
HighYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Ras Nasrani
ModerateYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Shark Observatory
ModerateYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Shark & Yolanda Reef
HighYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Thomas Reef
HighYear-round
Sharm El-Sheikh
Woodhouse Reef
HighYear-round
St John's
Big Gota
ModerateYear-round
St John's
Gota Soraya
ModerateYear-round
St John's
Habili Ali
HighYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Bluff Point (Gubal Island)
ModerateYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Giannis D
ModerateYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Rosalie Moller
ModerateYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Rosalie Moller Wreck
ModerateYear-round
Strait of Gubal
Sha'ab Abu Nuhas (Reef)
ModerateYear-round
Strait of Gubal
SS Thistlegorm
HighYear-round
Taba
Angel's Net
ModerateYear-round
Taba
Ras Amira
ModerateYear-round
The Brothers
Aida II Wreck
ModerateYear-round
The Brothers
Big Brother South Plateau
ModerateYear-round
The Brothers
Numidia Wreck
ModerateYear-round

Sighting history
Verified sightings · last 12 months

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