Scomberoides lysan
Lesser Queenfish | Blacktip Leatherskin | Blacktip Queenfish | Double Spotted Queenfish | Leatherback | Leatherback Jack | Port Hole Fish | Queenfish
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Two rows of dark silver blotches, one above and one below the lateral line. Blotches smaller than in S. commersonnianus (giant queenfish). Has black-tipped dorsal fin lobe, like S. tol (not shown) but also has dark tail lobes. Most frequently encountered queenfish by divers.
Information
Max Size: 110 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 19.6-31.4°C
Depth: 0-100m
Habitat Generalization Index: 4.69
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: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (5.1% 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: Several (7 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland