Cavalla

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For the Greek town, see Kavala, and for the two US submarines, see USS Cavalla.

"Cavalla" is a vernacular name used for several fish species in the families Carangidae and Scombridae:

• Crevalle jack Caranx hippos (cavalla)
• Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus (cavalla)
• Chub mackerel Scomber japonicus (cavalla vera)
• Bar jack Carangoides ruber (blue striped cavalla)
• Blue trevally Carangoides ferdau (Ferdau's cavalla)
• Longnose trevally Carangoides chrysophrys (long nose cavalla)
• Longfin trevally Carangoides armatus (long fin cavalla)
• Malabar trevally Carangoides malabaricus (Malabar cavalla)
• Whitefin trevally Carangoides equula (white fin cavalla)