Overview
Family : Jacks and pompanos ; Inhabits coastal waters , frequently near reefs and offshore islands[1][2]. Occasionally found in estuaries. Usually in small groups[3][2]. Feeds on fishes , cephalopods , and other pelagic prey [4].
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Talang-koninginvis
Common Names in Arabic:
Bashkel, Bassar, Dhela, Dila, Habes, Lihia, Seunah, Shirwi, Zareb
Common Names in Creole, French:
Lubine
Common Names in Creoles and Pidgins, French:
Lubine
Common Names in Danish:
Stor dronningfisk
Common Names in English:
Doubledotted queenfish, Giant Dart, Giant Leatherskin, Giant queenfish, largemouth queenfish, Leatherskin, queenfish, Queenie, Skinny, Skinny Fish, Talang queen fish, Talang queenfish, White Fish
Common Names in Farsi:
Sarm-e-dahan-bozorg
Common Names in French:
Lubine, Sauteur talang
Common Names in Gela:
Kai vala daro, Talang queenfish
Common Names in Gujarati:
Sag, સાગ
Common Names in Hiligaynon:
Lali, Puti-an
Common Names in Japanese:
Okuchi-Ikekatsuo
Common Names in Kannada:
Diana, Palaimeenu, ದಯಾನಾ, ಪಾಲೆಮೇನು
Common Names in Malay:
Bekalang, Seliat, Talang, Talang Padi, Tok pekang, Tok pekong hu
Common Names in Malayalam:
Palameen, പലമീന് , പാലമീന്
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
七星仔, 大口逆沟鲹, 大口逆溝鰺, 康氏似鰺, 康氏似鲹, 棘葱, 棘蔥, 鬼平
Common Names in Marathi:
Dagol, दगोळ
Common Names in Persian:
Sarm-e-dahan-bozorg
Common Names in Polish:
Makrela komerson
Common Names in Portuguese:
Machope saltador
Common Names in Sinhalese:
Kattawa
Common Names in Somali:
Jabto
Common Names in Spanish:
Jurel saltador
Common Names in Swahili:
Pandu
Common Names in Tagalog:
Salindato
Common Names in Tamil:
Katta, Toal-parah, கட்டா, கட்டா , தொல் பாநை , தோல் பாரை
Common Names in Telugu:
Pasupara, పసుపార
Common Names in Thai:
Sala, สละ
Common Names in Tokelauan:
Wananh
Common Names in Vietnamese:
Cá Bè xu?c, Cá Bè xườc
Common Names in Visayan:
Salindato, Yapis
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 626 meters (0 to 2,054 feet).[5]
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Order:
Perciformes
()
- Family:
Inhabits coastal waters, frequently near
reefs
()
- Genus:
Scomberoides
()
- Lacepède, 1802
- Specific name:
commersonnianus
- Lacépède, 1801
- Scientific name: - Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacepède, 1801 Lacépède, 1801
- Specific name:
commersonnianus
- Lacépède, 1801
- Genus:
Scomberoides
(
- Family:
Inhabits coastal waters, frequently near
reefs
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Synonyms
Chorinemus commersonii (Lacepède • Chorinemus commersonnianus (Lacepède • Chorinemus delicatulus Richardson • Chorinemus exoletus Cuvier • Chorinemus leucophthalmus Richardson • Chorinemus leucopthalmus Richardson • Chorinemus lysan (non Forssk�l • Chorinemus lysan< /i> (Non Forssk�l • Scomber madagascariensis Shaw • Scomberoides commercianus Lacepède • Scomberoides commersonianus • Scomberoides commersonianus Lac pède • Scomberoides commersonianus Lacep ède • Scomberoides commersonianus Lacepède • Scomberoides commersonianus Lacepède, 1801 • Scomberoides commersonnianus Lac pède • Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacepède, 1801 • Scomberoides lysan (Forssk�l • Scomberoides lysan< /i> (Forssk�l
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: ex
Commerson[6].
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 11-Aug-1994
Similar Species
Members of the genus Scomberoides
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species and subspecies in this genus:
S. commersonnianus (Largemouthed Leatherskin) · S. commersonianus (Doubledotted Queenfish) · S. commersonnianus (Doubledotted Queenfish) · S. lysan (Blacktip Leatherskin) · S. tala (Largetoothed Queenfish) · S. tol (Needle Scaled Queenfish)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Bianchi, G. (1985). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water species of Pakistan. Prepared with the support of PAK/77/033/ and FAO (FIRM) Regular Programme. FAO, Rome. 200 p.
- Bouhlel, M. (1988). Poissons de Djibouti. Placerville (California, USA): RDA International, Inc. 416 p.
- Chan, W., F. Talbot and P. Sukhavisidh (1974). Carangidae. In W. Fischer and P.J.P. Whitehead (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 57) and Western Central Pacific (Fishing Area 71). Volume 1
- Conlu, P.V. (1986). Guide to Philippine flora and fauna. Fishes. Volume IX. Natural Resources Management Center, Quezon City. 495 p.
- Duong, T.T. (2001). Mot so loai ca thuong gap o bien Viet Nam (Viet Nam's Common Marine Fishes Catalogue). Ministry of Fisheries of Viet Nam - Fisheries Information Center of Viet Nam.
- Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga (1990). Fichas FAO de identificaçao de espécies para actividades de pesca. Guia de campo das espécies comerciais marinhas e de águas salob
- Fricke, R. (1999). Fishes of the Mascarene Islands (Réunion, Mauritius, Rodriguez): an annotated checklist, with descriptions of new species. Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein, Theses Zoologicae, Vol. 31: 759 p.
- Iranian Fisheries Company & Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (2000). Persian Gulf and Oman sea fishes. Poster. Iran.
- Kailola, P.J. (1987). The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea.
- Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah (2002). Fish biodiversity of India. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources Lucknow, India.775 p.
- Ni, I-H and K-Y Kwok (1999). Marine fish fauna in Hong Kong waters. Zool. Stud. 38(2):130-152.
- Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley (1989). Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p.
- Randall, J.E. (1995). Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p.
- Randall, J.E. (1997). Randall's tank photos. Collection of 10, 000 large-format photos (slides) of dead fishes. Unpublished.
- Shiino, Sueo M. 1976. List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. Shima Marineland. Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan. 262.
- Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (1984). Carangidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean fishing area 51. Vol. 1. [pag. var.]. FAO, Rome.
- Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (1986). Carangidae. p. 638-661. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
- Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers (1996). FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Somalia. FAO, Rome. 376 p.
- Stiassny, M.L.J. and N. Raminosoa (1994). The fishes of the inland waters of Madagascar. p.133-148. In G.G. Teugels, J.-F. Guégan and J.-J. Albaret (eds.) Biological diversity of African fresh- and brackish water fishes. Geographical overviews present
- U Hla Win (1987). Checklist of fishes of Burma. Ministry of Livestock Breeding and Fisheries, Department of Fisheries, Burma.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- FishBase
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- Smith-Vaniz, William F. (from FishBase).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: AIMS - Baited Remote Underwater Video Station (OBIS Australia)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: CSIRO Marine Data Warehouse (OBIS Australia)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1985)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1986)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1987)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1988)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1989)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1990) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1991) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1992) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1993) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1994) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1995) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1996) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1997) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1998) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 1999) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 2000) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 2001) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 2002) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 2003) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (First Semester of 2005) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1985)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1988)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1989)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1991) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1992) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1994) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1995) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1996) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1997) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 1998) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (Second Semester of 2003) (AfrOBIS)
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- Senckenberg: Collection Pisces
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 138240
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-30612
- Fishbase Species ID: 1950
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13772411
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 621132
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 124319
Footnotes
- Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers (1996). FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Somalia. FAO, Rome. 376 p. [back]
- Kuiter, R. H. and Tonozuka (2001). Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Zoonetics, Australia. 302 p. [back]
- Lieske, E. and R. Myers (1994). Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. [back]
- Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga (1990). Fichas FAO de identificaçao de espécies para actividades de pesca. Guia de campo das espécies comerciais marinhas e de águas salob ... [back]
- Mean = 2.310 meters (7.579 feet), Standard Deviation = 148.200 based on 374 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
- Eschmeyer, W.N., Editor (1999). Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of November 1999. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in November 1999. [back]
