Kanadi kingfish

Scomberomorus plurilineatus

One Hundred Twenty Centimeters Scombrid Fish of African Waters

Kanadi kingfish is known from Western Indian Ocean as a marine fish. It occurs in coastal waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Scomberomorus
Maximum length: 120 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Kenya and Zanzibar to South Africa and along the west coast of Madagascar. This species has been confused with Scomberomorus lineolatus and with Scomberomorus guttatus (and also one of its junior synonyms Scomberomorus leopardus ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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