White trevally facts for kids

Quick facts for kids White trevally
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Synonyms
Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Scomber dentex Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Caranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Caranx adscensionis (Osbeck, 1771) Trachurus imperialis Rafinesque, 1810 Caranx luna Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 Citula banksii Risso, 1820 Caranx solea Cuvier, 1833 Caranx analis Cuvier, 1833 Caranx georgianus Cuvier, 1833 Usacaranx georgianus (Cuvier, 1833) Caranx platessa Cuvier, 1833 Longirostrum platessa (Cuvier, 1833) Caranx lutescens (Richardson & Solander, 1843) Scomber lutescens Solander, 1843 Usacaranx lutescens (Solander, 1843) Scomber micans Solander, 1843 Scomber platinoides Solander, 1843 Caranx cestus Richardson, 1846 Caranx nobilis Macleay, 1881 Usacaranx nobilis (Macleay, 1881) Caranx delicatissimus Döderlein, 1884 Longirostrum delicatissimus (Döderlein, 1884) Carangus cheilio Snyder, 1904 Caranx cheilio (Snyder, 1904) Pseudocaranx cheilio (Snyder, 1904) Caranx natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911 Usacaranx archeyi Griffin, 1932

The white trevally (Pseudocaranx dentex), also known as striped jack,) 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 bait. Its maximum size is about 120 cm (47 in).

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

Relationship with humans

The IGFA all-tackle world record for the species sits at 15.25 kg (33 lb 10 oz) caught near Tokyo, Japan in 1998.