Scientific Name	Scomberoides tol   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1832)	Depth	10 - 20M
Chinese	托爾逆鈎鰺	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰺科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F364　Carangidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	革似鰺
Max Length	60 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	七星仔、棘蔥仔、鬼平、刺蔥(澎湖)、龜秉(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、South West、North、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	India
Synonyms	Chorinemus tala, Chorinemus tol, Scomberoides formosanus, Scomeroides tol
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Lin & Shao(1999)
Specimen List	ASIZP0055417. ASIZP0056690. ASIZP0058222. ASIZP0059798. ASIZP0060366. ASIZP0062808. ASIZP0064819. ASIZP0068566. ASIZP0068847. ASIZP0068854. ASIZP0070130. ASIZP0075964. ASIZP0076074. ASIZP0076077. ASIZP0076446. ASIZP0079235. ASIZP0700016. ASIZP0800295. ASIZP0804157. ASIZP0914157. FRIP00259. FRIP01002. FRIP20399. FRIP21410. NMMBP00123. NMMBP00146. NMMBP00934. NMMBP00941. NMMBP01242. NMMBP01323. NMMBP04419. NMMBP05140. NMMBP06595. NMMBP06596. NMMSTP00457. NMNSF00205. NMNSF00836. ...List all 47 records...
Barcode	2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name	Needleskin queenfish; Slender leatherskin; Slender queen fish; Needle scaled queenfish; Needlescaled queenfish; Queenfish; Blackfin queenfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	D. VII, I+19-20; A. II, I+18-19; P. i+16-17; G.R. 6-7+17-18; vertebrate 10+16. Maxilla extends to posterior border of pupil. Scales on middle of body slender and needle-like. Lateral line slightly arched above pectoral fin. Body bluish dorsally, white ventrally; adults with 5 to 8 oval or vertically oblong black blotches, the first 4 or 5 of which intersect lateral line (blotches faint or absent in young); distal half of dorsal-fin lobe abruptly and heavily pigmented; anal-fin lobe usually immaculate, white in life.
habitats	Usually found in small schools near the surface in coastal waters. As is true of all members of the genus, the spines of the first dorsal and anal fins are venomous (especially the latter) and capable of inflicting painful stings. Feeds primarily on fishe
Distribution	Commonly distributed in tropical and subtropical coastal waters of Indo-West Pacific. It is common in waters around Taiwan, expecially in the western part.
Utility	Food fish; marketed fresh.