The Trevallies are actively swimming, highly streamlined fishes with very fine scales. The most prominent features inTrevally are the split tail fin and the ridge of plates on each side of the base of the tail. Most species are silver in colour with some species having a blue or gold colouration.
Maximum length for a Silver Trevally is approximately 1.4m compared to the maximum length of Giant Trevally that is around 1.7m. The larger Trevally species can grow up to 2 metres and about 80kg.