Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Bluefin Trevally
Caranx melampygus
Bluefin Trevally
Category: Jacks
Scientific Name: Caranx melampygus
Size: 1.5 to 3.5 ft. (45 to 100 cm)  
Depth: 10-300 ft. (3-90 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Carangiformes (Order)
     └Carangidae (Family)
      └Caranx (Genus)

Silvery fishes
Jacks

Bluefin Trevally

Bigeye Trevally

Barcheek Trevally

Rainbow Runner

Almaco Jack

Small-Spotted Dart

Snubnose Pompano

Whitetongue Jack

Black Jack



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