Scientific Name	Scomberomorus sinensis   Pronounce			by:
Author	(Lacepède, 1800)	Depth	10 - 50M
Chinese	中華馬加鰆	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯖科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F475　Scombridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	中華馬鮫
Max Length	218 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	馬加、大耳、西達、中華鰆、疏齒(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、 Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	China
Synonyms	Cybium cambodgiense, Cybium chinense, Cybium sinensis, Scomber sinensis, Scomberomorus cambodgiense, Scomberomorus chinense, Scomberomorus chinensis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)
Specimen List
Common Name	Chinese seerfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, strongly compressed. Snout much shorter than rest of head; posterior part of maxilla exposed, reaching to a vertical from hind margin of eye; sharp, compressed, triangular teeth in upper and lower jaws; patches of fine teeth on palatines and vomer; no teeth on tongue. Gill rakers on first gill arch few: 1 to 3 on upper limb, usually 2; 9 to 12 on lower limb; 10 to 15 total. First dorsal fin with XV to XVIII spines; second dorsal with 15 to 17 rays, followed by 6 to 8 finlets; anal fin with 16 to 19 rays followed by 6 to 7 finlets; pectoral fin rays 21 to 23. Lateral line abruptly curving down below first dorsal fin. Body silvery with large, round, indistinct spots in two poorly defined rows in adults; juveniles with saddlelike blotches extending down to about middle of body; fins mostly blackish; pelvic and anal fins with blackish margins, anal finlets colourless.
habitats	An epipelagic, neritic and estuarine species known to move 300 km up the Mekong River, above Phnom Penh but believed to reproduce only in marine waters. Feeds on fishes and swims well upstream river because of easy food availability. No information on bio
Distribution	Western Pacific from Akita, Honshu, Sea of Japan, Yellow Sea and China south to Viet Nam and Kampuchea where it enters the Mekong River. It is mainly found in western and northern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Utilized fresh, dried or salted and smoked; consumed pan-fried, broiled and baked.