Scientific Name	Acanthocybium solandri   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1832)	Depth	0 - 12M
Chinese	棘鰆	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯖科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F475　Scombridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	沙氏刺鮁
Max Length	250 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	石喬、竹節鰆、土托舅、沙瓦拉
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、PonFu、LanI Is.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Ocean	Holotype Locality	no locality
Synonyms	Acanthocybium forbesi, Acanthocybium petus, Acanthocybium sara, Acanthocybium solanderi, Acanthocybrium solandri, Acanthoscybium solanderi, Acantocybium solandri, Cybium petus, Cybium sara, Cybium solandri, Cybium verany, Scomber amarui
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1831 G. Miles Conrad 1938 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0062844. ASIZP0066512. ASIZP0076063. ASIZP0700329. ASIZP0801889. ASIZP0911889. FRIP20405. FRIP21179. FRIP22237. NMMBP06542.
Common Name	Pacific king-fish; Queen-fish; Queen fish; Wahoo fish; Wahoo; Barracuda; Malata kingfish; Kingfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body very elongate, fusiform and only slightly compressed. Mouth large with strong, triangular, compressed, and finely serrate teeth closely set in a single series; snout about as long as the rest of head; gillrakers absent; posterior part of maxilla completely concealed under preorbital bone. Two dorsal fins, first with XXIII to XXVIII spines, second with 12 to 16 rays followed by 8 or 9 finlets; anal fin with 12 to 14 rays followed by 9 finlets; pelvic fin small in size. Lateral line single, abruptly curving downward under first dorsal fin. Body covered with small scales; no anterior corselet developed. The back is iridescent bluish green; the sides silvery with 24 to 30 cobalt blue vertical bars which extend to below the lateral line.
habitats	An oceanic, epipelagic species frequently solitary or forming small loose aggregations rather than compact schools. Feeds on fishes and squids. An important sport fish in some areas.
Distribution	Widespread in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans including the Caribbean and Mediterranean seas. It is a common species in Taiwan, especially in southern and eastern part.
Utility	Marketed fresh, salted or spice-cured slices of meat; also frozen. Flesh of very good quality.