White trevally
📖 Overview
Adults occur in bays and coastal waters, including estuaries . Juveniles usually inhabit estuaries, bays and shallow continental shelf waters, while adults form schools near the sea bed on the continental shelf . Schools are found at the surface, in mid-water and on the bottom and are often associated with reefs and rough bottom . Schools are sometimes mixed with Caranx koheru and Arripis trutta . Feed on plankton by ram-filtering and suction feeding and on bottom invertebrates . Eggs are pelagic . Cultured only in Japan. . One of the best table fish 'being indeed the salmon of St. Helena' .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 21 - 22; Vertebrae: 25. Greenish blue above, silvery white below; midside of body with yellow stripe; opercle with black spot . LL with 20-26 scutes . With maxilla the rear edge sloping slightly forward to its main axis, a large, diffuse dark blotch on the operculum, and a lateral line with 57-78 scales in the curved portion and 34-46 posterior scutes .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for White trevally is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for White trevally is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
They are usually partial spawners, releasing eggs in small batches at intervals over a period of several weeks .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 238 m , usually 10 - 25 m . Tropical; 40°N - 47°S North Carolina, USA and Bermuda to southern Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
plankton by ram-filtering and suction feeding and on bottom invertebrates (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"White trevally is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Per 100g cooked — Source: USDA FoodData Central
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Protein | 19.6 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 144 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for White trevally has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carangus cheilio | Snyder | 1904 | Synonym |
| Caranx adscensionis | Osbeck | 1771 | Heterotypic |
| Caranx analis | Cuvier | 1833 | Synonym |
| Caranx cestus | Richardson | 1846 | Synonym |
| Caranx cheilio | Snyder | 1904 | Synonym |
| Caranx delicatissimus | Döderlein | 1884 | Synonym |
| Caranx dentex | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
| Caranx georgianus | Cuvier | 1833 | Synonym |
| Caranx luna | Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire | 1817 | Synonym |
| Caranx lutescens | Richardson & Solander | 1843 | Synonym |
| Caranx natalensis | Gilchrist & Thompson | 1911 | Synonym |
| Caranx nobilis | Macleay | 1881 | Synonym |
| Caranx platessa | Cuvier | 1833 | Synonym |
| Caranx solea | Cuvier | 1833 | Synonym |
| Citula banksii | Risso | 1820 | Synonym |
| Longirostrum delicatissimus | Döderlein | 1884 | Synonym |
| Longirostrum platessa | Cuvier | 1833 | Synonym |
| Psendocaranx dentex | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
| Pseudocaranx cheilio | Snyder | 1904 | Synonym |
| Pseudocaranx georgianus | Cuvier | 1833 | Synonym |
| Scomber adscensionis | Osbeck | 1771 | Synonym |
| Scomber dentex | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
| Scomber lutescens | Solander | 1843 | Synonym |
| Scomber micans | Solander | 1843 | Synonym |
| Scomber platinoides | Solander | 1843 | Synonym |
| Trachurus imperialis | Rafinesque | 1810 | Synonym |
| Usacaranx archeyi | Griffin | 1932 | Synonym |
| Usacaranx georgianus | Cuvier | 1833 | Synonym |
| Usacaranx lutescens | Solander | 1843 | Synonym |
| Usacaranx nobilis | Macleay | 1881 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 98 records indexed .
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