Orangespotted trevally (Carangoides bajad)

Scientific name: Carangoides bajad Forssk?l, 1775

The Orangespotted trevally (Carangoides bajad) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman to Indonesia, the Gulf of Thailand, the Philippines, and Okinawa, Japan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 22 - 23. Body color yellowish, with many orange spots scattered on side. Breast mostly scaled but naked at the middle of the belly. Tip of the upper jaw on a level with the lower margin of the eye. Attains 40 cm in SL.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name: Carangoides bajad
Family: Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 55.0
Common length: 42.0
Depth range: 2–50 m (7–164 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 50 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman to Indonesia, the Gulf of Thailand, the Philippines, and Okinawa, Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Last updated 27 September 2026