 The bluespotted trevally is a moderately large fish, growing to a known maximum length of 66 cm.It has a body shape characteristic of many of the larger species of "Caranx", possessing a strongly compressed, oblong form with the dorsal profile, particularly anteriorly, much more convex than the ventral profile.The dorsal fin is in two distinct sections, the first consisting of eight spines while the second has one spine and 18 or 19 soft rays.