 The yellowspotted trevally is a large fish, growing to at least 1.2 m in length and reaching a recorded maximum weight of 18 kg.Its body shape is like the jacks of the genus "Caranx", being more elongated and subcylindrical than most of the other species of "Carangoides".As a juvenile, the fish is more subovate, becoming more elongated with age, with the dorsal profile of the head and nape becoming steeper with age also.