Tille trevally
Caranx tille
- Usual depth5–74 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch and June
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Kare Kare, 일부 권리 보유 (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
The tille trevally, also known as the tille kingfish, is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae. The tille trevally is distributed through the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, ranging from South Africa in the west to Fiji, Japan and Australia in the east. The species is best distinguished by its rounded, strongly convex anterior profile, with other detailed anatomical features also useful. The tille trevally reaches a maximum length of 80 cm and a weight of 7.2 kg. It is predominantly an inshore species, inhabiting coastal reef and lagoon environments, although has been recorded on deep offshore seamounts. It is a predatory fish, taking various species of fish and crustaceans as prey, with little known of its reproductive cycle. It is of minor importance to fisheries throughout its range, taken by hook and line, gill nets and purse seines. The tille trevally is also considered a good game fish, and an excellent table fish. The species acquired its scientific and common names from a local name used by Pondicherry fishermen, koton tille, which Georges Cuvier then used when he named the species in 1833.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 16 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–74 m · Deepest record: 128.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Photos
(c) Kare Kare, 일부 권리 보유 (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Kare Kare, 일부 권리 보유 (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Tille trevally, tille trevally
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Jurel Tille
- French
- Carangue tille
- Japanese
- Minamigingameaji, ミナミギンガメアジ
Other scientific names: Caranx cynodon, Caranx tile
Similar species
Giant trevallyCaranx ignobilis
Bluefin trevallyCaranx melampygus
Bigeye trevallyCaranx sexfasciatus
Black jackCaranx lugubris
Mackerel scadDecapterus macarellus
Indian scadDecapterus russelli
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 209 open-data records from 1933 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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