Caranx melampygus

English: Bluefin Trevally (1), Bluefin Trevally; Blue Ulua (1); Hawaiian: omilu (1)

As recorded: Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Carangidae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: June 1, 1903
Locality: Shortland Island
Island: Shortland Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

32 Bishop specimens of Caranx melampygus · collected 1902–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1903, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Caranx melampygus. BPBM 1212. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35764981. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/1212.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35764981 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026