Yellowspotted trevally
Turrum fulvoguttatum
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Yellowspotted trevally
- Scientific
- Turrum fulvoguttatum
- Dhivehi
- ދޮންތިކި ހަނދިDhon thiki handhi
- Group
- Jacks and trevallies
- Maximum size
- Up to about 1.2 m (fork length); commonly 90 cm; max. published weight 18 kg (FishBase); MRS 1997 gives max. 1 m
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A large trevally, blue-green above and silvery white below, usually with many small yellow spots and, in large adults, three black blotches along the middle of the side. It patrols the edges of rocky and coral reefs singly or in schools, feeding on invertebrates and fish.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name dhon thiki handhi (MRS 1997). MRS notes it is not abundant in the Maldives but appears occasionally at the Malé fish market.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Turrum-fulvoguttatum.html
- fao.org /4/AD471E/AD471E00.htm
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ދޮންތިކި_ހަނދި
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Goldspotted_trevally.JPG
Dhivehi name source: M.R.S. (1997) Fishes of the Maldives (FAO/BOBP MAG/21) gives 'Dhon thiki handhi' (Latin form). Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ދޮންތިކި ހަނދި' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition); it matches the Latin form. FLAG: the source states no traditional name was recorded and this descriptive name was coined for the book; it is not an established fishermen's name.