Orangespotted trevally (Flavocaranx bajad) is a saltwater species recorded in Taiwan, Malaysia. It is mainly found over reef, at depths of 2–70 m.
Scientific name: Flavocaranx bajad · Water: Saltwater
Size: up to 55 cm
The orangespotted trevally is a carangid common along coastal reef slopes and around large coral heads in lagoons; a xanthic form is sometimes seen mixing into schools in muddy bays, while juveniles are solitary in sheltered coastal waters. Its range runs from the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman east to Indonesia, the Gulf of Thailand, the Philippines and Okinawa in Japan. It lives from 2 to 70 m, reaching about 55 cm total length, commonly 42 cm, maturing near 24.7 cm and living about eight years. It supports commercial fisheries and is a game fish, selling in the medium price band, with a trophic level of 4.3, moderate fishing vulnerability at 39 of 100 but very high climate vulnerability at 90, and medium resilience.
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