Scomberomorus queenslandicus
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Scomberomorus queenslandicus is a marine fish in the Scombridae family. Both commercially and in recreational fishing , this species is important. There are known reports of ciguatera poisoning . According to the Red List of Endangered Species , the species is not threatened.
description
The first dorsal fin usually has 17 hard rays , the second dorsal fin 17 to 19 soft rays , and the anal fin 16 to 20 soft rays. Above and below the tail stalk there are nine to eleven fleas. The caudal fin is large and deeply split. The pelvic fins attach under the pectoral fins . Juvenile specimens are patterned with large, dark spots on the entire flanks in the area of the wavy lateral line , adult specimens only on the caudal peduncle from the anal fin. The flanks are silvery, the back metal blue. There is no swim bladder . The spindle-shaped body reaches a length of 50 to 80 centimeters.
Distribution, habitat and biology
Scomberomorus queenslandicus is found all along the coast of Australia, but not between Sydney and Spencergolf . The species is also found on the south coast of New Guinea and the southern Indonesian archipelago. The frequency increases towards the north. It is often found in shallow water and in bays. The diet consists mainly of small fish, cephalopods and crustaceans.
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literature
- Bruce B. Collette, Cornelia E. Nauen: Scombrids of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalog of tunas, mackerels, bonitos and related species known to date (= FAO Species Catalog. Vol. 2 = FAO Fisheries Synopsis. No. 125, Vol. 2). United Nations Development Program et al., Rome 1983, ISBN 92-5-101381-0 , ( complete edition ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Scomberomorus queenslandicus on Fishbase.org (English)
Web links
- Scomberomorus queenslandicus on Fishbase.org (English)
- Scomberomorus queenslandicus inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Collette, B., Di Natale, A., Dooley, J., Fox, W., Fritzsche, R., Juan Jorda, M., Matsuura, K., Nelson, J. & Nelson, R., 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2013.