Queensland school mackerel
Scomberomorus queenslandicus
Scomberomorus queenslandicus is a marine fish of the family Scombridae. Both commercial and recreational fishing in this kind of meaning. There are known reports of Ciguateravergiftungen. According to the Red List of endangered species, the species is not threatened.
Description
The first dorsal fin has 17 to 19 soft rays, the anal fin 16 to 20 soft rays usually 17 hard jets, the second dorsal fin. Upper and lower side of the tail peduncle there are nine to eleven Flössel. The caudal fin is large and deeply divided. The pelvic fins set at below the pectoral fins. Juvenile specimens are screened for all edges in the range of wavelength side line with large, dark spots, adult specimens only at the caudal peduncle from the anal fin. The flanks are silvery, metallic blue back. A swim bladder is absent. The spindle-shaped body reaches a length of 50 to 80 centimeters.
Distribution, habitat and biology
Scomberomorus queenslandicus is distributed along the entire coast of Australia, but not between Sydney and the Spencergolf. In addition, the species is found on the south coast of New Guinea and the southern Indonesian archipelago. To the north, the incidence is increasing. Often it is found in shallow water and in bays. The diet consists mainly of small fish, cephalopods and crustaceans.