Golden Trevally.
(Gnathanodon speciosus).

Other Common Names:
Golden Kingfish.
Yellow Jack Fish.

Identification:
Golden upper body and sides, with faint black bars.
Lower body silver. Green to yellow tail and fins.
Sloping head and keel at junction of body and tail.

Typical Location:
In deep lagoons and seaward reefs.

Fishing Methods:
Trolling lures, minnows, spoons or poppers.
Baitfishing with live or dead fish.
Casting poppers.

Fighting Characteristics:
A pretty, but tough and dodgy fighter,
that heads for submerged structures.

Fishing Khao Lak's Comment:
The kid brother of the Giant Trevally, also regarding its power.

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Fish Species

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African Pompano | Amberjack | Barracouta | Barracuda | Barramundi | Bigeye Trevally
Black Marlin | Black–blotched Stingray | Blackspot Shark | Blacktip Reef Shark
Blue Marlin | Bluefin Trevally | Bluespotted Stingray | Bonefish | Bridled Parrotfish

Broadbill Swordfish | Bull Shark | Camouflage Grouper | Checkered Seaperch
Cobia | Copper Shark | Coral Trout | Coronation Trout | Daisy Parrotfish
Dogtooth Tuna | Dorado | Dusky Parrotfish | Ember Parrotfish

Giant Trevally | Golden Trevally | Green Jobfish | Grey Mullet | Grey Reef Shark
Hammerhead Shark | Honeycomb Grouper | John's Snapper | Kawa Kawa Tuna
Leopard Shark | Long–Finned Bigeye | Longnose Emperor | Longtail Tuna

Longtom | Mako Shark | Malabar Grouper | Mangrove Jack | Maori Seaperch
Narrow–barred Spanish Mackerel | Peacock Rockcod | Permit | Queenfish
Rainbow Runner | Red Snapper | Reticulated Swellshark | Rosy Snapper

Ruby Snapper | Sailfish | Silvertip Shark | Skipjack Tuna | Smalltooth Emperor
Smalltooth Jobfish | Spangled Emperor | Sweetlip Emperor | Tarpon | Threadfin Salmon
Tiger Shark | Tripletail | Tripletail Wrasse | Wahoo | Yellowfin Tuna

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