Carangidae

Orangespotted trevally

Flavocaranx bajad

Orange yellow spots on side

• Orange
• Yellow
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Southeast Asia
• West Asia
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Large
• Tropical fish

The orange-spotted trevally, Carangoides bajad (also known as the gold-spotted trevally) is a species of inshore marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The species is fairly common in tropical to subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, ranging from Madagascar in the west to Japan in the east, typically inhabiting inshore reefs. The species has characteristic orange-yellow spots on its sides, although counts of fin rays and scutes are needed to distinguish it from related species with similar colouring.