Bluefin Trevally

Scientific Name: Caranx melampygus
Family: Jacks - Carangidae
Maximum Size: 100cm
Identification: Silvery iridescent blue to green with dense spotting on upper two-thirds of body, blue to bluish fins.
Favourite: Solitary or form schools.
Hide-out: Inhabit a variety of reef habitats, but most common on outer reefs to 190m; can be locally abundant.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to far eastern Pacific. S.W. Japan to Australia.