Doublespotted queenfish
Scomberoides lysan
- Usual depth3–17 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The doublespotted queenfish 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. Peter's leatherskin, white fish or whitefish. イケカツオ is in Japanese.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 39 records
- February: 26 records
- March: 97 records
- April: 212 records
- May: 96 records
- June: 60 records
- July: 41 records
- August: 55 records
- September: 50 records
- October: 32 records
- November: 14 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–17 m · Deepest record: 51 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Doublespotted queenfish, doublespotted queenfish, Double-spotted Queenfish, Giant Dart, largemouthed leatherskin, Large-mouthed Leatherskin, Leatherback, Leatherback, Doublespotted queenfish, Leather jacket, Leatherskin, Lesser Queenfish, Queenfish, Skinny Fish, St. Peter's Leatherskin, White Fish
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- Jurel Sable
- French
- Carangue leurre, Maquereau chevalier, Sauteur sabre
- Japanese
- Ikekatsuo, イケカツオ
- Thai
- ปลาสีเสียด
- Simplified Chinese
- 逆鈎鰺, 逆鉤鰺, 長頜似鰺
Other scientific names: Chironemus moadeata, Chorinemus lysan, Chorinemus mauritianus, Chorinemus moadetta, Chorinemus orientalis, Chorinemus sanctipetri, Chorinemus tolooparah, Lichia lysan, Lichia moadetta, Lichia tolooparah, Scomber forsteri, Scomber lysan, Scomberoides iysan, Scomberoides moadetta, Scomberoides orientalis, Scomberoides sanctipetri, Scomberoides tolooparah
Similar species
- Talang queenfish
Scomberoides commersonnianus
- Needlescaled queenfish
Scomberoides tol
- barred queenfish
Scomberoides tala
Giant trevallyCaranx ignobilis
Bluefin trevallyCaranx melampygus
Bigeye trevallyCaranx sexfasciatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,953 open-data records from 1889 to 2023.
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