Trevally - Silver
Also known as:
White trevally
skipjack
skippy
blurter
Common Group Name:
Trevallies
Family Name:
Carangidae
Genus Name:
Pseudocaranx
Species Name:
Pseudocaranx dentex
Dispatch Method:
The eating qualities of silver trevally can be greatly improved if they are killed immediately by iki jime or a firm knock to the head before placing them in an ice slurry after bleeding.
Fish Description:
- Greenish blue dorsally, silver flanks with a single yellow-gold longitudinal stripe, and a prominent black spot on the rear of the operculum.
- Silver trevally are relatively slow growing and long lived. Maximum life span may be up to 50 years old.
Fish Distribution:
- This species can be found throughout the tropical oceans from the western Atlantic (including the Caribbean), the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic and throughout the Indo-Pacific from South Africa to Japan and Hawaii, including Australia, Lord Howe and Norfolk islands, New Zealand.
- A smaller temperate species (Pseudocaranx georgianus) occurs throughout southern Australia.
- Adult fish inhabit rocky reefs in coastal waters while juveniles inhabit sandy estuaries and beaches.
Fish Size Common Length:
Common between 25-50 cm (10-20 inches), maximum size around 120 cm (48 inches) and 18 kg (40 pounds).
For assistance with identifying fishes, see fishesofaustralia.net.au. For information on size and bag limits, check out the website of your State Fisheries Department.
We thank fishesofaustralia.net.au and Australia's various Fisheries Departments for some of the thumbnail images used to assist with fish identification on this website and its applications, as licensed for use under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia. Thanks also to Michigan State University and Georgia Aquarium for generous donation of xrays of some US fish species.
