Scientific Name	Rastrelliger faughni   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Matsui, 1967	Depth	0 - 150M
Chinese	富氏金帶花鯖	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯖科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F475　Scombridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	福氏羽鰓鮐
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	花飛、白面仔、媽鱟、富干氏鯖、姑婆頭(臺南安平)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South
Habitats	Ocean	Holotype Locality	Ulunga Bay, Philippines
Synonyms	Scomber australasicus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Matsui, T. 1967 Chang, K.H. etc. 1970 Jeng, S.S. etc. 1972 Chang, K.H. etc. 1977 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Baker, E.A. etc. 1998
Specimen List	ASIZP0055742. ASIZP0067326. ASIZP0067329. ASIZP0067348. ASIZP0802341. ASIZP0802342. ASIZP0802343. ASIZP0802520. ASIZP0912341. ASIZP0912342. ASIZP0912343. ASIZP0912520. NTUM08142. USNM00076606Paratype. USNM00195321Paratype.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Indian mackerel; Island mackerel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body slim; head longer than body depth. Maxilla covered by lacrimal bone extending only 3/4 the length of the lacrimal. Gill rakers shorter than snout; when mouth opened wide, gill rakers do not extend far into mouth; 21 to 26 rakers on lower limb of first gill arch; few bristles on longest gill raker, 30 to 55 on one side. Intestine short, less or about equal to fork length. Two dorsal fins, two fins well separated from each other; the first with VIII to XI spines, the second with 12 rays followed by 5 finlets; anal fin with 12 rays followed by 5 finlets; pelvic fin with 19-21 rays. The belly yellowish silver; 2 to 6 large spots at base of first dorsal fin, visible from above; two faint stripes at level of lateral line in some specimens; a black blotch behind pectoral fin base; outer margin of dorsal and pectoral fins dark.
habitats	Epipelagic, neritic species, occurring in waters where surface temperatures do not fall below 17°C. Forms schools of equally sized individuals. Feeds on the largest zooplankton organisms.
Distribution	Widespread in the central part of the Indo-West Pacific from Taiwan, south through the Philippines and New Britain and east to Fiji, west through Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, to India at least as far as Madras. It is found in southern Taiwanese water
Utility	Consumed fresh, dried.