needlescaled queenfish

Scomberoides tol

Needle scales on skin

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

Scomberoides tol, the needlescaled queenfish, slender queenfish, needleskin queenfish and slender leatherskin, is a tropical game fish in the family Trachinotidae.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Scomberoides
Maximum length: 60 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: widespread throughout the Indian Ocean from Natal, South Africa northward and from Japan south to Australia and east to Fiji.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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