Photo: Hugues Evano (IFREMER, Délégation océan Indien (DOI), Département Ressources Biologiques et Environnement (RBE), F-97420 Le Port, France) · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Description
- 📏 up to 90 cm
- 🌊 passes, outer slopes, lagoon
The bluefin trevally is adorned with small electric-blue spots on its back and bright blue fins, which turn yellow in the young. A fast hunter, it chases small fish along the edge of the reef. It is highly sought after by fishermen.
Did you know?
In Tahitian it is called paʻaihere (or pahuru ninamu). Like other large trevallies, it can be affected by ciguatera in certain areas.
Source: TAXREF vernacular database
Tahitian names: TAXREF (INPN/MNHN) – Society Islands. French name: Carangue bleue.
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