Yellowspotted trevally

Turrum fulvoguttatum

Distinctive golden spots on body

Yellow
Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

The yellowspotted trevally (Carangoides fulvoguttatus), also known as the yellowspotted kingfish, goldspotted trevally, turrum, or yellowspot, is a widespread species of large inshore marine fish in the jack family Carangidae. The yellowspotted trevally inhabits the tropical and subtropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific region, from South Africa in the west to Japan and Australia in the east. The species is known to grow to a maximum length of at least 1.2 m, and is distinguished by gill raker and fin morphology, as well as the distinctive golden spots which give the fish its name.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Turrum
Maximum length: 120 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and the East Africa to Palau and New Caledonia, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands (Ref. 559 , 26066 ), south to Australia. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797 ).

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