The GT is the World's Baddest Ass Fish
Friday, March 23, 2012 at 12:00AM
El Guapo in Species, fish in the news, giant trevally

Photo: Tim Pask

For reasons that remain mysterious, Giant Trevally attack and kill reef sharks much larger than themselves but don’t eat them. Fishers in Palau in the Western Caroline Islands, Saipan in the Mariana Islands, and the Marshall Islands have documented large trevally, singly or in pairs, repeatedly head-butting the sides of reef species such as Blacktip Sharks and even Tiger Sharks.

Trevally may ram more than sharks. A Hawaiian spearfisherman was rammed by a large Giant Trevally, suffering three broken ribs.

LINK (Via: JHU Press Blog)

Article originally appeared on Fly Fishing | Blog | Photos | Podcasts | Travel | Gear | and More (http://www.moldychum.com/).
See website for complete article licensing information.