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School Mackerel

Scomberomorus queenslandicus Munro 1943

Diagnostic Description

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Interpelvic process small and bifid. Lateral line gradually curving down toward caudal peduncle. Intestine with 2 folds and 3 limbs. Swim bladder absent. Body covered with small scales. Membrane of first dorsal fin jet black with large contrasting areas of intense white between the 6th and the last spine. Sides of adults marked with about three indefinite rows of indistinct bronze-gray blotches (absent in 9.5 cm juveniles).
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Migration

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Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 19; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 16 - 20; Vertebrae: 48 - 49
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Trophic Strategy

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Form mixed schools with S. commerson over shallow reefs offshore of Queensland.Larvae and juveniles are dependent on estuarine and coastal nursery habitats (Ref. 30572).
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Biology

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Schooling species which moves into inshore waters, bays and estuaries of Queensland during the southern midwinter and early spring. Often inhabit very turbid coastal waters shallower than 30 m (Ref. 6390). Common length 50 to 80 cm FL (Ref. 12241). Seasonally migratory in the Gulf of Carpentaria and form mixed schools with S. commerson over shallow reefs offshore of Queensland. Trolling lines with lures such as metal spoons and cut bait are used by recreational and commercial fishermen. Mostly marketed fresh (Ref. 9987).
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Importance

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fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Queensland school mackerel

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The Queensland school mackerel (Scomberomorus queenslandicus) is a species of fish in the family Scombridae. It is found in tropical waters of the western Pacific, largely confined to inshore coastal waters of southern Papua New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia, from Shark Bay and Onslow, Western Australia to Sydney, New South Wales. Queensland school mackerel commonly occur in waters down to 100 m, usually to 30 m, in depth. Specimens have been recorded at up to 100 cm in length, and weighing up to 12.2 kg.

References

  1. ^ Collette, B.; Di Natale, A.; Dooley, J.; et al. (2011). "Scomberomorus queenslandicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T154946A4674361. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T154946A4674361.en.
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Queensland school mackerel: Brief Summary

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The Queensland school mackerel (Scomberomorus queenslandicus) is a species of fish in the family Scombridae. It is found in tropical waters of the western Pacific, largely confined to inshore coastal waters of southern Papua New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia, from Shark Bay and Onslow, Western Australia to Sydney, New South Wales. Queensland school mackerel commonly occur in waters down to 100 m, usually to 30 m, in depth. Specimens have been recorded at up to 100 cm in length, and weighing up to 12.2 kg.

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