Streaked seerfish (Scomberomorus lineolatus)

Scientific name: Scomberomorus lineolatus Cuvier, 1829

Streaked seerfish (Scomberomorus lineolatus)

The Streaked seerfish (Scomberomorus lineolatus) is a marine fish of the family Scombridae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, west coast of India and Sri Lanka eastward to Thailand, Malaysia and Java. Does not extend further out in the East Indies.

Biology

Unlike S. commerson and S. guttatus, S. lineolatus is not encountered in very turbid waters or much reduced salinity. Feeds primarily on fishes. Also taken with midwater trawls, purse seines and by trolling. Taken from Oct.-Nov. along the Thai coast, Indian Ocean; in Malaysia Nov.-Feb. in the west coast, Mar.-Jul. in the south, Feb.-Mar. and Aug.-Nov. in the east; in India from May-Sept. with other seerfishes. Marketed mainly fresh; also dried-salted. Also consumed as spicy fishballs.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Scomberomorus lineolatus
Family
Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
80.0
Common length
70.0
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: west coast of India and Sri Lanka eastward to Thailand, Malaysia and Java. Does not extend further out in the East Indies.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18-0.22; tm=2; Fec=560,000)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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