Coastal trevally (Turrum coeruleopinnatum) is a saltwater species recorded in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia. It is mainly found over reef, at depths of 1–60 m.
Scientific name: Turrum coeruleopinnatum · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 41 cm
The coastal trevally is a carangid whose adults live on deep coastal reefs and rarely come inshore, usually in small groups over sand near reefs. Its body is short and deep. It occurs in tropical seas between roughly 30 degrees north and 37 degrees south, from 1 to 60 m. It reaches about 41 cm total length, commonly 30 cm. It is a minor commercial species and a game fish, selling in the medium price band, with a trophic level of 4.4, low fishing vulnerability at 24 of 100, and high resilience.
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