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Bluefin Trevally

( Caranx melampygus )
Description

Other names

Blue-fin Trevally, Blue-finned Trevally, Spotted Trevally

 

Fast Facts photo courtesy of Che Carson, Perth WA

How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
  • Belong to the family Carangidae (jacks and scads)
  • Can grow to 1.2cm in length
  • Distinguished by it’s bright blue fins and spots
  • Related to Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis) and Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus)
  • Frequents reef environments, while juveniles are common in estuaries
  • Found in Australia’s warmer waters from NSW to WA
  • Pelagic, often solitary or in schools
  • Predatory carnivore that feeds on small baitfish
  • Will readily take lures and fly
  • Edible