Scomberoides
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Double-spotted queenfish (S. lysan) | |
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Genus: | Scomberoides Lacépède, 1801
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Scomberoides noelii Lacepède, 1801
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Scomberoides is a genus of carangids, known as the queenfishes, native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
Currently, four species in this genus are recognized:[1]
- Scomberoides commersonnianus (Lacépède, 1801) (Talang queenfish)
- Scomberoides lysan (Forsskål, 1775) (doublespotted queenfish)
- Scomberoides tala (Cuvier, 1832) (barred queenfish)
- Scomberoides tol (Cuvier, 1832) (needle-scaled queenfish)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Scomberoides". FishBase. February 2013 version.