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The Diamond Trevally takes its common name from its general body outline; the brilliant iridescent silver of younger fish obviously indicates its alternative name of Mirror fish. It is a common fish in reef waters and off harbour jetties in northern waters, with stragglers coming as far south as Noosa Heads and the Gold Coast. It reaches a length of 1.5 m (5 feet) and a weight of 12.7 kg (28 lb.).
The body is pale green to yellowish above and metallic silvery below; the fins are greenish, the caudal gold tinted, and the trailing fin filaments are deep blue. Juveniles may have faint dark vertical bars. Like most of the Trevallies, the flesh is rather dry; all should have the isthmus of the gill junction severed to permit free bleeding if they are to be prepared for the table, and iced-down quickly to prevent development of dryness in the flesh.
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