White trevally

White trevally
Pseudocaranx dentex
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Pseudocaranx
Species: P. dentex
Binomial name
Pseudocaranx dentex
(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)

White trevally, Pseudocaranx dentex, (also known as striped jack[1]) is a jack of the family Carangidae widespread in tropical and warm temperate areas between 40°N and 47°S, in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indian and Pacific Oceans. It has a deep body, and a greenish colour with metallic overtones and a dark spot above the gills. The fins are yellow. Trevally are strong fighters and the flesh is good to eat if a little dry. It is often used as cut baits. Maximum size is about 120 cm.

In New Zealand, this trevally is known by the Māori as araara, and is generally confined to waters north of Cook Strait, although it sometimes reaches as far south as Otago in the summer.

Juvenile Pseudocaranx dentex

References

  1. ↑ Mori, K.; Nakai, T.; Muroga, K.; Arimoto, M.; Mushiake, K.; Furusawa, I. (1992). "Properties of a new virus belonging to nodaviridae found in larval striped jack (Pseudocaranx dentex) with nervous necrosis". Virology 187 (1): 368–371. doi:10.1016/0042-6822(92)90329-N. PMID 1736540.