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Caranx melampygus  Cuvier, 1833 
Bluefin trevally 
Classification  Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Carangidae
Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 117 cm FL male/unsexed; common length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed;  max. published weight: 43.5 kg 

Environment

Reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 190 m (Ref. 9710) 

Climate / Range

Tropical; 30°N - 35°S 

Distribution 
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Ducie Island, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia. Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico to Panama 

Short description 
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-24; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 21. Head and body color brassy; median fins electric blue; fins of juveniles and the young pale to dusky, except yellow pectorals. 27-42 strong scutes. Breast fully scaled. Pectoral fins falcate. 2 spines detached from anal fin.

A coastal and oceanic species, associated with reefs (Ref. 9283, 58302). Juvenile occurs seasonally in shallow sandy inshore waters (Ref. 9710). Found in rivers (Ref. 12792). Pelagic (Ref. 58302). Occasionally in schools. Feeds mainly on other fishes (Ref. 9283), also crustaceans (Ref. 9710). Often toxic when it reaches a length of more than 50 cm (Ref. 4795). Mainly marketed fresh, but also dried or salted