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title: "Bluefin Trevally"
description: "Caranx melampygus — Pesci. The bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus), also known as the bluefin jack, bluefin kingfish, bluefinned crevalle, blue ulua, omilu, and spotted trevally, is a species of large, widely distributed marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/bluefin-trevally
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bluefin Trevally

> Caranx melampygus — Pesci. The bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus), also known as the bluefin jack, bluefin kingfish, bluefinned crevalle, blue ulua, omilu, and spotted trevally, is a species of large, widely distributed marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae.

- Scientific name: *Caranx melampygus*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 5208
- Wikidata: [Q2282919](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2282919)
- iNaturalist taxon: [123690](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/123690)

## Names

- en: Bluefin Trevally
- de: Blauflossen-Makrele
- es: Jurel aleta azul
- fr: Carangue bleue

## Countries with the most observations

US (1215), ID (488), MV (401), PF (202), AU (195), EG (190), CR (178), NC (146), PA (121), FJ (111), MX (107), UM (93)

## Summary

The bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus), also known as the bluefin jack, bluefin kingfish, bluefinned crevalle, blue ulua, omilu, and spotted trevally, is a species of large, widely distributed marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae. The bluefin trevally is distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, ranging from Eastern Africa in the west to Central America in the east, including Japan in the north and Australia in the south. The species grows to a maximum known length of 117 centimetres (46 in) and a weight of 43.5 kilograms (96 lb), however is rare above 80 centimetres…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluefin_trevally

## Photo

![Bluefin Trevally](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bluefin-trevally/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223274481

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bluefin-trevally?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).