Scientific name: Caranx melampygus
- The bluefin, also known as the bluefin jack among others is a species of large, widely distributed marine fish classified in the jack family.
- Bluefin are easily recognised by their electric blue fins, tapered snout and numerous blue and black spots on their sides.
- The bluefin inhabits both inshore environments such as bays, lagoons and shallow reefs, as well as deeper offshore reefs, atolls and bomboras.
- These trevally occurs in a wide range of inshore and offshore marine settings throughout its range, including estuarine waters.
- The species is known to move throughout the water column; however is most often observed in a demersal setting, swimming not far from the seabed. It takes 12 years for a bluefin Jack to reach 85 cm in length.
Have Questions? Contact Us
Don't waste any time, the calendar is booking up quickly! Don't miss your chance to take amazing fishing photos with Come Fish Panama!