- EnglishName: Black trevally
- Local Name : Kalha handhi
- Size : Max. 85 cm
- Family: Order : Specimen
- Distinctive Characters: First dorsal fin with 8 spines, second dorsal fin with 1 spine and 20-22 rays. Anal fin with 2 detached spines, followed by 1 spine and 16-19 rays. Lobe of dorsal fin relatively long. Breast completely scaled. Profile of head relatively steep and regular.
Colour: Body and fins mostly uniform grey to black. A small dark spot at upper end of opercle, and scutes often black. - Habitat and Biology: Commonly seen on outer reef slopes and clear offshore waters usually in 25-65 m. Feeds primarily on fish.
- Distribution: Circumtropical around oceanic islands.
- Remarks: Caranx lugubris is most likely to be confused with C. ignobilis from which it can be distinguished
by its darker colouration, head profile and completely scaled breast.