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Bludger
Turrum gymnostethus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Bludger
- Scientific
- Turrum gymnostethus
- Dhivehi
- މުށިމަސް ހަނދިMushimas handhi
- Group
- Jacks and trevallies
- Maximum size
- Up to about 90 cm (total length); commonly 90 cm; max. published weight 14.5 kg (FishBase); MRS 1997 gives max. 90 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 12 to 100 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A large, olive-green and silvery trevally, sometimes with a few golden spots along the side, reaching about 90 cm. It lives on deep offshore reefs, usually below 20 m; adults are solitary and juveniles form small schools.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name mushimas handhi (MRS 1997), which also gave the first published Maldives record. It is occasionally caught on deep handlines and bottom longlines.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Turrum-gymnostethus.html
- fao.org /4/AD471E/AD471E00.htm
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/މުށިމަސް_ހަނދި
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Bludger_trevally_Darwin.jpg
Dhivehi name source: M.R.S. (1997) Fishes of the Maldives (FAO/BOBP MAG/21) gives 'Mushimas handhi' (Latin form). Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'މުށިމަސް ހަނދި' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition); it matches the Latin form.