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Species · Offshore

White Trevally

Pseudocaranx dentex

Also called Silver trevally, Blue trevally.

Rules in 0 state rulebooks, checked Sep 14, 2026. Every rule names its source and the day it was last checked; the official rulebook is the final word.

How to tell it

Silvery-blue jack with a yellow stripe along the side and a black spot on the gill cover; a Pacific-Atlantic straggler.

Rules for

Every state

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Not specifically regulated in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (Atlantic), Florida (Gulf), Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia: each state’s rule for unlisted species applies there (on its page).

On the table

Good.

In the app

Point the camera at a white trevally and the name appears before you take the picture, with these rules for the water you’re standing in. No signal needed, and every catch goes in the log.

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Questions anglers ask about white trevally

How do you tell white trevally from black jack?

White Trevally has this: Silvery-blue jack with a yellow stripe along the side and a black spot on the gill cover; a Pacific-Atlantic straggler.. Black Jack all dark, steep forehead.