Carangoides bajad
Orangespotted trevally | Gold-spotted Trevally | Orange-spotted Trevally | Caranx bajad
Carangoides bajad, adult, Red Sea, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Carangoides bajad, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Carangoides bajad, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
Carangoides bajad, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Carangoides bajad, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Carangoides bajad, Red Sea, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Similar Species
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Elongate trevally with yellow spots on side, background colouration varying from silvery grey to dark grey to yellow, fins sometimes with yellow tint. Like other Carangoides species, the row of scutes through the tail base is not conspicuous (as is the case for Caranx species). Much more common in Indonesia than Australia. Length to 55 cm.
Information
Max Size: 55 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22.6-31.5°C
Depth: 2-50m
Habitat Generalization Index: 10.85
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Common (26.9% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (3 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields