doublespotted queenfish

Scomberoides lysan

One Hundred Ten Centimeters Carangid Fish from Japanese Waters

Tropical
Transcontinental
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

The doublespotted queenfish (Scomberoides lysan) is a tropical game fish in family Trachinotidae. It is associated with reefs and ranges widely throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Other common names for this fish are giant dart, large-mouthed leatherskin, leatherskin, queenfish, skinny fish, skinnyfish, St.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Scomberoides
Body shape: fusiform