Genus: Species: The false trevally (Lactarius lactarius) is a species of carangiform ray-finned fish in the family Lactariidae, currently the sole member of the family.

[3] The false trevally is native to the Indian Ocean and from East Africa to Southeast Asia, and in the western Pacific Ocean from Japan to Queensland, Australia.

It is a coastal species, occurring in marine and brackish waters at depths of from 15 to 100 m (49 to 328 ft).

It is an important species to local commercial fisheries.

[3] This fish is colored silvery-grey on the upper parts with blue iridescence dorsally and a dusky black spot on the upper gill cover.