Barred queenfish

Scomberoides tala

Seventy Centimeters Carangid Fish from the Eastern Indian Ocean

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

The barred queenfish (Scomberoides tala), also known as deep queenfish or deep leatherjacket, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Trachinotidae, the pompanos and related fishes. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Scomberoides
Maximum length: 70 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the Philippines, north to China, south to Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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