Bludger Trevally

Interesting Info

• The Bludger Trevally is a powerful, deep-bodied jack with a silvery sheen and faint vertical bars along its flanks.
• It can reach up to 90 cm (3 ft) and weigh more than 14 kg (31 lb), though most are between 40–60 cm (1.3–2 ft).
• In Australia it is found across the tropical north—from Western Australia through the Northern Territory and Queensland.
• Globally, it ranges throughout the Indo–West Pacific, from East Africa and the Red Sea across India, Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea, and into the central Pacific islands.
• Bludger Trevally are schooling fish, often seen in large groups over sandy bays, reef slopes, and coastal drop-offs.
• They feed on small fishes, crustaceans, and cephalopods, chasing their prey with bursts of speed.
• Juveniles are often found in shallower lagoons and sandy bays, sometimes schooling with other trevallies.
• They are fast-growing and can live more than 8 years in the wild.
• During spawning, adults form large offshore aggregations and release eggs into open water.
• Divers and snorkellers may spot shimmering schools of Bludger Trevally gliding over reefs and sandy bottoms.
• They are sometimes confused with other trevallies, but their deeper body shape and blunt head help tell them apart.