 In the Pacific Ocean, the bigeye trevally inhabits most of the tropical island groups including Hawaii,
with its range extending east to the western American coastline.In this eastern region of its distribution it has been recorded from the American state of California in the north, including the Gulf of California, and south to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.The bigeye trevally predominantly live in inshore coastal waters, although does occur in pelagic settings far offshore, and around remote islands and seamounts.