Rastrelliger faughni

(Matsui, 1967)

Vernacular names
English : Island mackerel
French : Maquereau de Faughn

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Scombriformes
Family : Scombridae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can grow to 20 cm in length for a weight of 750 g. Smallest and most slender species of its genus. Large slightly upturned mouth, pointed snout. Silvery coloration with green-blue tinge. Fading parallel wavy lines above lateral line.

Range and habitat
This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area, from India through Philippines and Indonesia to Fiji, north to south Japan. Pelagic species, mostly found in open waters, down to 150 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : DATA DEFICIENT
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is intensively targeted by fisheries all around its range and numbers caught are growing. Monitoring and studies are needed.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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