- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- CARANGIDAE
- Scomberoides
- commersonnianus
Giant Queenfish, Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacépède 1801
Other Names: Giant Dart, Giant Leatherskin, Leatherskin, Queenfish, Queenie, Skinny, Skinny Fish, Skinnyfish, Skinny-fish, Talang Queenfish, White Fish
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Summary:
A queenfish with a single row of 5-6 large dark silvery spots or blotches above the lateral line, a large mouth extending beyond the rear margin of the eye, and no dark tip on the dorsal-fin lobe.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2018, Scomberoides commersonnianus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 01 Mar 2020, http://136.154.202.208/home/species/1660
Giant Queenfish, Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacépède 1801
More Info
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Distribution |
Northern Australia, from off North West Cape, Western Australia, to the Gold Coast, Queensland; also Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean. elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west Pacific. |
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Feeding |
A voracious predator - feeds on a range of bony fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans. |
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Biology |
Females mature at 63 cm FL and 4–5 years, and spawning occurs between August and March. Mature females were estimated to produce 259,488–2,859,935 eggs per spawning. (Griffiths et al. 2006) |
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Fisheries |
An important part of inshore commercial and sport fisheries in Australia. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Resources |
Giant Queenfish, Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacépède 1801
References
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. 2016. Scomberoides commersonnianus. (errata version published in 2017) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T20434679A115380988. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20434679A46664114.en. Downloaded on 25 August 2017.
Griffiths S.P., Fry G.C., van der Velde T.D. 2006. Population dynamics and fishery benefits of a large legal size of a pelagic sportfish, the Talang queenfish, Scomberoides commersonnianus in Australia. Fisheries Research 82(1-3): 74 pp. Abstract
