Kanadi kingfish
| Kanadi kingfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Genus: | Scomberomorus |
| Species: | S. plurilineatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scomberomorus plurilineatus Fourmanoir, 1966 | |
The Kanadi kingfish (Scomberomorus plurilineatus) is a species of ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, the mackerel family. Also known as the Kanadi seerfish, queen mackerel, or spotted mackerel, it is found in subtropical waters of the western Indian Ocean, Seychelles, Kenya and Zanzibar to South Africa and along the west coast of Madagascar. Kanadi kingfish commonly occur in depths of 50 to 200 m (164 to 656 ft). Specimens have been recorded at up to 120 cm (47 in) in length, and weighing up to 12.5 kg (28 lb). They feed mainly on small fishes such as anchovies and clupeids, squids, and mantis shrimps.
References
- ↑ Collette B and 4 others (2011). "Rastrelliger plurilineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- "Scomberomorus plurilineatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2009). "Scomberomorus plurilineatus" in FishBase. June 2009 version.
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