 The species is similar in general morphology to a number of other trevallies in the genus "Carangoides", having a compressed, oblong body, with the dorsal profile more convex than the ventral profile.Unlike most of the "Carangoides", however, the blue trevally's snout is bluntly rounded, resembling the snouts of the pompanos of the genus "Trachinotus" and the lips of adults are notably fleshy.Two separate dorsal fins are found, the first having eight spines, while the second consists of one spine and 26 to 34 soft rays; more than any other species in "Carangoides".