Blackbanded trevally

Seriolina nigrofasciata

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth24–82 m
Water temperature19–29 °C
Best monthsSeptember and October
How commonOccasional

About this species

The black-banded trevally is a species of carangid native to the Indian Ocean, the western Pacific Ocean, and the Atlantic coast of southeastern South Africa. This species inhabits reefs and rocky bottoms at depths from 20 to 150 m. This species grows to 70 cm (28 in) in total length, and the maximum recorded weight reached is 5.2 kg (11 lb). It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries, but is popular as a gamefish. This species is the only known member of its genus.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Black-banded trevally”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 80 records
February: 34 records
March: 39 records
April: 54 records
May: 59 records
June: 55 records
July: 27 records
August: 80 records
September: 233 records
October: 210 records
November: 127 records
December: 50 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 24–82 m · Deepest record: 173.5 m

0–10 m: 15 records
10–20 m: 39 records
20–30 m: 131 records
30–40 m: 174 records
40–50 m: 163 records
50–60 m: 146 records
60–70 m: 109 records
70–80 m: 52 records
80–90 m: 55 records
90–100 m: 17 records
100–110 m: 8 records
110+ m: 25 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 32 records
24–26 °C: 140 records
26–28 °C: 290 records
28–30 °C: 41 records

Names and classification

English: Blackbanded trevally, blackbanded amberjack, Black-banded Kingfish, blackbanded trevally

Names in 3 more languages

Spanish: Medregal Listado
French: Amoureuse petite, Sériole amoureuse, Sériole amourez, Sériole amourez
Japanese: Aiburi, アイブリ

Other scientific names: Nomeus nigrofasciatus, Seriola intermedia, Seriola nigrofasciata, Seriolina nigrofasciatus, Zonichthys nigrofasciata

Similar species

Giant trevally
Caranx ignobilis
Bluefin trevally
Caranx melampygus
Bigeye trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus
Mackerel scad
Decapterus macarellus
Indian scad
Decapterus russelli
Rainbow runner
Elagatis bipinnulata

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).
1,340 open-data records from 1926 to 2022.

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