Skipjack trevally

Pseudocaranx wrighti

Carangid Fish beneath the Indian Ocean

Temperate
Regional distribution
Indian Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Large
Temperate fish

The skipjack trevally (Pseudocaranx wrighti) or sand trevally is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Carangidae, the jacks, trevallies, pompanos, and scads. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean around Australia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Pseudocaranx
Maximum length: 70 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Western Australia to New South Wales.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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