Orange-spotted Trevally
Flavocaranx bajad
- Usual depth3–34 m
- Water temperature27–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The orange-spotted trevally, Carangoides bajad is a species of inshore marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The species is fairly common in tropical to subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, ranging from Madagascar in the west to Japan in the east, typically inhabiting inshore reefs. The species has characteristic orange-yellow spots on its sides, although counts of fin rays and scutes are needed to distinguish it from related species with similar colouring. Orange-spotted trevallies are powerful predators, taking a variety of small fish, nekton, and crustaceans, and reach sexual maturity around 25 cm long. It is a moderately large fish, reaching a maximum known length of 55 cm. The species is occasionally taken by fishermen throughout its range, and is generally considered to be bycatch. The exception to this is in the southern Persian Gulf, where it makes up a large proportion of the fishery.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–34 m · Deepest record: 34 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Orange-spotted Trevally, Orangespotted Trevally, orangespotted trevally/jack
Names in 7 more languages
- German
- Goldkörper-Makrele
- Spanish
- Jurel de manchas naranjas, Jurel Lentejuela
- Filipino
- Talakitok
- French
- Carangue bajad, Carangue lentigine
- Japanese
- Koganeaji, コガネアジ
- Thai
- ปลากะมงเหลือง
- Simplified Chinese
- 橘點若鰺, 橙點若鰺
Other scientific names: Carangoides auroguttataus, Carangoides auroguttatus, Carangoides bajad, Caranx auroguttatus, Caranx bajad
Similar species
Giant trevallyCaranx ignobilis
Bluefin trevallyCaranx melampygus
Bigeye trevallyCaranx sexfasciatus
Mackerel scadDecapterus macarellus
Indian scadDecapterus russelli
Rainbow runnerElagatis bipinnulata
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 215 open-data records from 1775 to 2015.
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