Carangoides - Biology and Fisheries

Biology and Fisheries

The species of Carangoides are mostly schooling in nature, becoming more solitary with age. They are all predatory, taking a variety of fish, cephalopods and crustaceans. Like all of the Carangidae, they are oviparous, do not guard their eggs, and display differing reproductive traits and timing between species.

All of the species are of minor to significant importance to fisheries, with some also being of interest to recreational fishermen. Like all jacks and trevallies, they can be caught on a variety of baits and lures, and with some members reaching 1 m in length, are considered formidable game fish. They are generally considered to be excellent to fair table fare, although a number of ciguatera poisonings have been linked to the species of this genus. As with all tropical fish, consuming smaller fish carries a lesser risk of being affected by the disease, with larger fish having accumulated more of the toxin.