Scomberoides commersonnianus (Lacepede, 1802)

Yennawar, Prasanna, Mohapatra, Anil & Tudu, Prasad Chandra, 2017, An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (1), pp. 4-4 : 4-

19. Scomberoides commersonnianus (Lacepede, 1802)

Talang queenfish (Figure 20)

Materials examined: 4 ex.; 18.04.2011; Mohana, Digha; Reg No. MARC /ZSI/F1773 .

Description: Body oblong to elliptical, strongly compressed; dorsal and ventral profiles similar, snout blunt with dorsal profile of head and nape slightly convex. posterior soft dorsal- and anal- fin rays consisting of semidetached finlets; bases of anal and second dorsal fins about equal in length. Lateral line only slightly irregular, weakly to moderately convex above pectoral fin, becoming straight posteriorly. No scutes; scales on midbody below lateral line, partially embedded and broadly lanceolate. No caudal peduncle grooves. head and body dusky green to bluish dorsally, grey to silvery below, large individuals often golden, especially ventrally; sides of adults with 5 to 8 large, plumbeous blotches above or touching lateral line, first two may intersect lateral line. Dorsal and anal fins dusky to dark, uniformly pigmented; pectoral fins of adults frequently with a dusky blotch ventrally.

Distribution: Broadly distributed in tropical and subtropical coastal waters of Indo-West Pacific. It is common in waters around Taiwan, especially in western Taiwan. India Ocean to Australia.

Remarks: The fish has minor commercial value & gamefish. Size: 120 cm.