Yellowspotted trevally (Carangoides fulvoguttatus)

Scientific name: Carangoides fulvoguttatus Forssk?l, 1775

Yellowspotted trevally (Carangoides fulvoguttatus)

The Yellowspotted trevally (Carangoides fulvoguttatus) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-30; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 21 - 26. Blue green above, silvery below; with brassy spots on sides; large specimens with 3 black blotches in a row on flanks. LL with 15-21 scutes.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Carangoides fulvoguttatus
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
120
Common length
90.0
Depth range
100 m (328 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and the East Africa to Palau and New Caledonia, north to Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to Australia. Recently reported from Tonga.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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