Grammatorcynus bilineatus
Scad Mackerel | Double-lined Mackerel
Grammatorcynus bilineatus, Great barrier Reef, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Grammatorcynus bilineatus, Coral Sea, Australia, Photo: Andrew Green
Similar Species
Same Genus
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Elongate silver body, greenish on back, double lateral line, lower line departing on perpendicular angle behind pectoral fin and re-joining on tail base. Common large mackerel around reefs, difficult to distinguish from G. bicarinatus (Shark Mackerel), which also has 2 lateral lines, but has proportionally smaller eye.
Information
Max Size: 100 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22.4-31.2°C
Depth: 1-50m
Habitat Generalization Index: 0.37
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Infrequent (5.0% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields