Cavalla

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For the Greek town, see Kavala, and for the two US submarines, see USS Cavalla.
For the West-African river, see Cavalla River.

"Cavalla" is a vernacular name used for several fish species in the families Carangidae and Scombridae:

  • Crevalle jack Caranx hippos (cavalla)
  • Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus (cavalla)
  • Chub mackerel Scomber japonicus (cavalla vera)
  • Bar jack Carangoides ruber (blue striped cavalla)
  • Blue trevally Carangoides ferdau (Ferdau's cavalla)
  • Longnose trevally Carangoides chrysophrys (long nose cavalla)
  • Longfin trevally Carangoides armatus (long fin cavalla)
  • Malabar trevally Carangoides malabaricus (Malabar cavalla)
  • Whitefin trevally Carangoides equula (white fin cavalla)