Queensland school mackerel

Scomberomorus queenslandicus

White patch between spines

Tropical
Coastal
Restricted distribution
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

Queensland school mackerel is a marine fish of Western Pacific. The species occupies coastal waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 100 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Scombridae
Genus: Scomberomorus
Maximum length: 100 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: largely confined to inshore coastal waters of southern Papua New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia, from Shark Bay and Onslow, Western Australia to Sydney, New South Wales. This species was confused with Scomberomorus guttatus .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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