Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Carangiformes (Order)
      └Carangidae (Family)
       └Caranx (Genus)
        └C. melampygus (Species)

Silvery fishes
Jacks

Bluefin Trevally

Bigeye Trevally

Rainbow Runner

Almaco Jack

Small-Spotted Dart

Black Jack



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