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 called the striped jack, is a type of fish known as a "jack". It belongs to the family called Carangidae, which includes many speedy ocean fish. You can find this fish in warm parts of the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. It lives in both tropical and warm temperate waters.

This fish has a body that is quite deep from top to bottom. It is usually greenish with a shiny, metallic look. You can spot a dark mark just above its gills. Its fins are bright yellow. White trevally are known for being strong swimmers and good fighters when caught. Their meat is tasty, though it can be a bit dry. Sometimes, people cut it into pieces to use as bait for other fish. The white trevally can grow to be about 120 centimeters long.

In New Zealand, the Māori people call this fish araara. It mostly lives in the waters north of Cook Strait. However, during the summer, it sometimes travels as far south as Otago.

A young white trevally, also known as Pseudocaranx dentex

White Trevally and People

People enjoy fishing for white trevally. It is a popular catch for anglers around the world.

World Record Catch

The biggest white trevally ever caught with a fishing rod, and officially recorded, weighed about 15.25 kilograms (which is over 33 pounds!). This amazing catch happened near Tokyo, Japan, in 1998. The record is kept by the IGFA, which stands for the International Game Fish Association. They keep track of world records for many different kinds of fish caught for sport.