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Fish profile · Carangidae
Talang queenfish
Scomberoides commersonnianus
A silvery, deep-sided predator with a row of large dark marks on its flanks. It occurs around reefs and offshore islands and sometimes enters estuaries.
Last reviewed 13 October 2026 · 5 sources
- Max length
- 120 cm
- IUCN
- LC
- Least Concern
- In Malaysia
- Native
- Family
- Carangidae
- order Perciformes
Category from the IUCN Red List, via GBIF (CC BY 4.0); it may lag the latest Red List assessment.
How big?
Linear scale · person 170 cm
Up to 120 cm.
Where in Malaysia
33 open-licence records · GBIF
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- Recorded (open records)
Recorded in Sabah, Sarawak, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan, Johor, Selangor, Terengganu, Kedah, and Perak. Based on 33 open-licence records on GBIF. Few records can mean few surveys, not few fish.
How to identify
- Five to eight large dark marks along the side
- Strongly flattened body
- Large mouth reaching behind the eye
Habitat
Usually swims in small groups around reefs and islands; it avoids very fresh or turbid water.
- Diet
- Fish, squid and other pelagic prey.
- Native range
- Tropical Indo-Pacific.
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Last reviewed 13 October 2026