2a Scales on midbody below LL lanceolate; in adults,
maxilla extends to or slightly beyond rear margin
of eye; in life, a double series of 6-8 dusky,
roundish blotches above and below LL,
occasionally connected by narrow isthmus ...................... S. Iysan
2b Scales on midbody below LL slender, needle-like;
in adults, maxilla does not extend to rear margin
of eye; in life, oval or vertically oblong dark
blotches, the 1st 4 or 5 intersecting LL .............................. S. tol
210.38 Scomberoides commersonnianus
Lacepede, 1801
Talang queenfish
Talang-koninginvis
Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacepede, 1801: 50 (Madagascar).
Chorinemus Iysan (non Forsskal): Smith, SFSA No. 546; Smith, 1970:
225 * . Scomberoides commersonianus: Smith-Vaniz & Staiger, 1973: 194*;
van der Elst, 1981: 129*.
D VI-VII+I,19-21; A II+I,16-19; GR (0-3)+(7-12). No scutes; scales
on midbody oval-shaped. Posterior soft D and A of semi-detached finlets.
Maxilla extends well beyond eye in adults.
Adults with 5 to 8 large, plumbeous blotches above or
touching LL, 1st 2 may intersect LL; D lobe dusky to dark
and uniformly pigmented. Reported to attain 120 cm; South
African spearfishing record 14.4 kg. Generally intolerant of
low salinities and turbid water; swims in small groups and
usually frequents reefs and offshore islands. Widespread
throughout Indian Ocean from Algoa Bay northward; also
Taiwan to Australia.
210.38 Scomberoides commersonnianus: 47 em FL.
210.39 Scomberoides Iysan
(Forsskal. 1775)
Doublespotted queenfish
Dubbelkol-koninginvis
Scomber Iysan Forsskal, 1775: 54 (Red Sea). Chorinemus sanctipetri
Cuvier, in Cuv. & Val., 1832: 379, PI. 236 (Malabar); Smith, SFSA No.
545. Chorinemus tolooparah: Smith, 1970: 221 *. Scomberoides Iysan:
Smith-Vaniz & Staiger, 1973: 205*.
D VI-VII + 1,19-21; A II + 1,17-19; GR (3-8)+(15-20). No scutes; scales
on midbody lanceolate. Posterior soft D and A of semi-detached finlets.
Maxilla extends to or slightly beyond rear margin of eye in adults.
Adults with double series of 6 to 8 dusky roundish
blotches above and below LL; distal ~ of D lobe abruptly
and heavily pigmented. Attains 70 cm. Most common
210: CARANGIDAE (KINGFISHES)
Indian Ocean Scomberoides, found in shallow lagoons to
offshore areas from surface to 100 m. Widespread in tropical Indo-West Pacific from Durban northward and eastward to Hawaiian Ids. Due to strong superficial resemblance this and following species frequently misidentified as
scombrids.
210.39 Scomberoides Iysan: top: 52 em FL; bottom: 75 em (Seychelles).
210.40 Scomberoides tol
(Cuvier.1832)
Needlescaled queenfish
Naaldskub-koninginvis
Chorinemus tol Cuvier, in Cuv. & Val., 1832: 385 (Malabar); Smith,
SFSA No. 544*. Chorinemus tala (non Cuvier): Smith, 1970: 219*. Scomberoides tol: Smith-Vaniz & Staiger, 1973: 209*. Scomberoides tala (non
Cuvier): van der Elst, 1981: 130*.
D VI-VII +1,19-21; A II + 1,18-20; GR (4-7)+(17-20). No scutes; scales
on midbody needle-like. Posterior soft D and A of semi-detached finlets.
Maxilla extends to rear margin of pupil in adults.
Adults, with 5 to 8 oval or vertically oblong black
blotches, the 1st 4 or 5 of which intersect LL; distal ~ of D
lobe abruptly and heavily pigmented. Attains 60 cm. Usually found in small schools near surface in coastal waters.
Widespread throughout Indian Ocean from Natal northward; also Japan to Australia and eastward to Fiji Ids.
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210.40 Scomberoides tol: 45 em FL.
Genus Selar Bleeker, 1851
Two species; 1 in southern Africa.
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maxilla extends to or slightly beyond rear margin
of eye; in life, a double series of 6-8 dusky,
roundish blotches above and below LL,
occasionally connected by narrow isthmus ...................... S. Iysan
2b Scales on midbody below LL slender, needle-like;
in adults, maxilla does not extend to rear margin
of eye; in life, oval or vertically oblong dark
blotches, the 1st 4 or 5 intersecting LL .............................. S. tol
210.38 Scomberoides commersonnianus
Lacepede, 1801
Talang queenfish
Talang-koninginvis
Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacepede, 1801: 50 (Madagascar).
Chorinemus Iysan (non Forsskal): Smith, SFSA No. 546; Smith, 1970:
225 * . Scomberoides commersonianus: Smith-Vaniz & Staiger, 1973: 194*;
van der Elst, 1981: 129*.
D VI-VII+I,19-21; A II+I,16-19; GR (0-3)+(7-12). No scutes; scales
on midbody oval-shaped. Posterior soft D and A of semi-detached finlets.
Maxilla extends well beyond eye in adults.
Adults with 5 to 8 large, plumbeous blotches above or
touching LL, 1st 2 may intersect LL; D lobe dusky to dark
and uniformly pigmented. Reported to attain 120 cm; South
African spearfishing record 14.4 kg. Generally intolerant of
low salinities and turbid water; swims in small groups and
usually frequents reefs and offshore islands. Widespread
throughout Indian Ocean from Algoa Bay northward; also
Taiwan to Australia.
210.38 Scomberoides commersonnianus: 47 em FL.
210.39 Scomberoides Iysan
(Forsskal. 1775)
Doublespotted queenfish
Dubbelkol-koninginvis
Scomber Iysan Forsskal, 1775: 54 (Red Sea). Chorinemus sanctipetri
Cuvier, in Cuv. & Val., 1832: 379, PI. 236 (Malabar); Smith, SFSA No.
545. Chorinemus tolooparah: Smith, 1970: 221 *. Scomberoides Iysan:
Smith-Vaniz & Staiger, 1973: 205*.
D VI-VII + 1,19-21; A II + 1,17-19; GR (3-8)+(15-20). No scutes; scales
on midbody lanceolate. Posterior soft D and A of semi-detached finlets.
Maxilla extends to or slightly beyond rear margin of eye in adults.
Adults with double series of 6 to 8 dusky roundish
blotches above and below LL; distal ~ of D lobe abruptly
and heavily pigmented. Attains 70 cm. Most common
210: CARANGIDAE (KINGFISHES)
Indian Ocean Scomberoides, found in shallow lagoons to
offshore areas from surface to 100 m. Widespread in tropical Indo-West Pacific from Durban northward and eastward to Hawaiian Ids. Due to strong superficial resemblance this and following species frequently misidentified as
scombrids.
210.39 Scomberoides Iysan: top: 52 em FL; bottom: 75 em (Seychelles).
210.40 Scomberoides tol
(Cuvier.1832)
Needlescaled queenfish
Naaldskub-koninginvis
Chorinemus tol Cuvier, in Cuv. & Val., 1832: 385 (Malabar); Smith,
SFSA No. 544*. Chorinemus tala (non Cuvier): Smith, 1970: 219*. Scomberoides tol: Smith-Vaniz & Staiger, 1973: 209*. Scomberoides tala (non
Cuvier): van der Elst, 1981: 130*.
D VI-VII +1,19-21; A II + 1,18-20; GR (4-7)+(17-20). No scutes; scales
on midbody needle-like. Posterior soft D and A of semi-detached finlets.
Maxilla extends to rear margin of pupil in adults.
Adults, with 5 to 8 oval or vertically oblong black
blotches, the 1st 4 or 5 of which intersect LL; distal ~ of D
lobe abruptly and heavily pigmented. Attains 60 cm. Usually found in small schools near surface in coastal waters.
Widespread throughout Indian Ocean from Natal northward; also Japan to Australia and eastward to Fiji Ids.
.. :;: .. , .. t ......... .1 .... 1... .......... _ .... _ .. _.
210.40 Scomberoides tol: 45 em FL.
Genus Selar Bleeker, 1851
Two species; 1 in southern Africa.
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