Pelagic

Bigeye Trevally

Caranx sexfasciatus
LC· Least concernCautionPelagic

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.

Size (typical)
0.5–0.85 mm
Depth range
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IUCN status
LC
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Diver safety
Maintain distance · do not advance.

Where to see it

43 sites
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
Rock (El Quseir)
ModerateYear-round
El Quseir
Serib Kebir (Zerib Kebir)
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
Verified sightings · last 12 months

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