Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Caranx melampygus
Jurel de aleta azul, jurel de aleta azul, Bluefin jack, bluefin trevalle
Silvery; neon blue, gold and black spots and speckles; blue dorsal, anal and tail fins. Length: Up to 80 cm TL; Weight: 6.8 kg
Habitat: juveniles are occasionally seen in shallow reef areas, whereas adults prefer deep water adjacent to lave drop-offs
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Carangiformes
Family
Carangidae
Genus
Caranx
Species
melampygus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Carangichthys melampygus (Cuvier, 1833), Carangus melampygus (Cuvier, 1833), Caranx medusicola Jordan & Starks, 1895, Caranx stellatus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850, Caranx valenciennei Castelnau, 1873, Carynx melampygus (Cuvier, 1833) (misspelling), fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Distribution: Indo-Pacific; in the eastern Pacific from Mazatlan, Mexico to Panama and Cocos, Revillagigedos Indo-Pacific. Tip of Baja to Ecuador in Galápagos Islands and all offshore islands of the Eastern Pacific
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Banks, S. Vera, M. & Chiriboga, A. (2009) Establishing Reference Points to Assess Long-Term Change in Zooxanthellate Coral Communities of the Northern Galapagos Coral Reefs. J. Sci. Conserv. in the Galapagos Islands, p. 43-64.
- Edgar, G.J. Fariña, J.M., Calvopiña, M., Martínez, C. & Banks, S. (2002) Comunidades submareales rocosas II: Peces y macroinvertebrados móviles. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 68-97.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Caranx melampygus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7735. Accessed 31 October 2026.