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Turrum

Turrum is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Carangidae. Its members were previously included in the genus Carangoides.

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Turrum
Turrum fulvoguttatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Carangoidei
Family: Carangidae
Subfamily: Caranginae
Genus: Turrum
Whitley, 19321
Species

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Turrum is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Carangidae. Its members were previously included in the genus Carangoides.2

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:2

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Turrum coeruleopinnatum (Rüppell, 1830) coastal trevally the Indian and west Pacific Oceans, from South Africa in the west to Japan and New Caledonia in the east, reaching as far south as Australia.
Turrum fulvoguttatum (Forsskål, 1775) goldspotted trevally western Indo-Pacific region, from South Africa in the west to Japan and Australia in the east.
Turrum gymnostethus (Cuvier, 1833) bludger Indo-west Pacific Ocean, distributed from South Africa in the west to Japan and New Caledonia in the east.
References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard, eds. (12 February 2026). "Genera in the family Carangidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard, eds. (12 February 2026). "Species in the family Carangidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.