Double-spotted Queenfish (Scomberoides lysan)

Also known as Blacktip Leatherskin, Blacktip Queenfish, Double-dotted Queenfish, Giant Dart, Large-mouthed Leatherskin, Leatherback, Leatherback Jack, Leatherjacket, Leatherskin, Lesser Queenfish, Porthole Fish, Queenfish, Queenie, Skinnyfish, St.Peter's Leatherskin, Talang Queenfish, Trevally, Whitefish

Description

Also known as Blacktip Leatherskin, Blacktip Queenfish, Double-dotted Queenfish, Giant Dart, Large-mouthed Leatherskin, Leatherback, Leatherback Jack, Leatherjacket, Leatherskin, Lesser Queenfish, Porthole Fish, Queenfish, Queenie, Skinnyfish, St.Peter's Leatherskin, Talang Queenfish, Trevally, Whitefish.

Found singly or in small loose schools, over clear water lagoons and seaward reefs.
They feed on crustaceans and small fish.
Juveniles found in shallow brackish waters of reefs.
Length - 110cm
Depth - 0-100cm
Widespread Indo-Pacific

Jacks are fast swimming fish that can roam over great distances. The larger fish hunt other fish and the smaller fish eat zooplankton. In turn they are hunted by large Tuna and Dolphins. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/1951

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