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title: Doublespotted Queenfish (Scomberoides lysan)
scientific_name: Scomberoides lysan
common_name: Doublespotted Queenfish
taxon: Jacks, Amberjacks, Pompanos
conservation_status: LC - Least Concern
published: 2024-11-12T10:45:45.036Z
updated: 2026-08-08T21:28:49.662Z
tags: Doublespotted Queenfish, Scomberoides lysan, Jacks, Amberjacks, Pompanos, Red Sea, Marine Life, Diving
url: https://redseacreatures.com/taxon/fishes/bony-fishes/jacks-amberjacks-pompanos/doublespotted-queenfish
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# Doublespotted Queenfish (*Scomberoides lysan*)

## Quick facts

- **Group:** Jacks, Amberjacks, Pompanos (*Carangidae*)
- **Size:** 110 cm
- **Weight:** 11 Kg
- **Depth:** 1-100 m
- **Conservation status:** LC - Least Concern

The doublespotted queenfish (Scomberoides lysan), belonging to the Carangidae family, is a tropical game fish closely associated with reef ecosystems and widely distributed across the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is known by several alternate names, including giant dart, large-mouthed leatherskin, and whitefish. In Japanese, it is referred to as イケカツオ (生鰹, Ikekatsuo).

The doublespotted queenfish is notable for reaching lengths of up to 110 cm and weights of approximately 11 kg (24.3 lb). Its appearance is predominantly silver, featuring dark markings on its dorsal and caudal fins, along with a distinctive row of dark spots along the lateral line. The species is characterized by its needle-like scales set in robust skin, with sharply lanceolate breast scales embedded below the lateral line, unlike some other fish in the jack family that possess scutes.

The range of this species extends from the Red Sea and eastern Africa to Hawaii, the Marquesas, and the Tuamotu Islands, reaching as far north as southern Japan and south to New South Wales and Rapa Iti. The doublespotted queenfish occupies clear waters from the surface to depths of approximately 100 meters (330 feet). Juvenile fish tend to inhabit shallow, nearshore environments, including brackish waters, while adults are more commonly found in association with reefs and display primarily solitary behavior.

In terms of diet, juveniles primarily consume the scales of schooling fish, whereas adults feed on a variety of fish and crustaceans. It is important to note that this species possesses venomous spines located on the dorsal and anal fins.

## Also known as

- **English:** doublespotted queenfish, St. Peter's Leatherskin, Double-spotted Queenfish
- **Arabic:** سمك الملكة مزدوج النقاط, سمك الملكة الصغير, قفّاز سَيْف
- **French:** Carangue leurre, Maquereau chevalier, Sauteur sabre
- **Italian:** Carangide regina a due macchie, Carango regina a due macchie, Carangide regina minore
- **Spanish:** Jurel Sable
- **Portuguese:** Palombleta-pintada
- **Czech:** kranas temnoskvrnný
- **Japanese:** イケカツオ, Ikekatsuo
- **Chinese:** 逆鈎鰺, 逆鉤鰺, 長頜似鰺
- **Russian:** Ставрида-стрела
- **DA:** Dobbeltplettet dronningfisk
- **MLG:** Ampandro
- **TAH:** rai
- **TH:** ปลาสีเสียด

## Scientific synonyms

- *Chironemus moadeata* (Cuvier, 1832)
- *Chorinemus lysan* (Forsskål, 1775)
- *Chorinemus mauritianus* Cuvier, 1832
- *Chorinemus moadetta* Cuvier, 1832
- *Chorinemus orientalis* Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
- *Chorinemus sanctipetri* Cuvier, 1832
- *Chorinemus tolooparah* (Rüppell, 1829)
- *Lichia lysan* (Forsskål, 1775)
- *Lichia moadetta* Cuvier, 1831
- *Lichia tolooparah* Rüppell, 1829
- *Scomber forsteri* Schneider & Forster, 1801
- *Scomber lysan* Forsskål, 1775
- *Scomberoides iysan* (Forsskål, 1775)
- *Scomberoides moadetta* (Cuvier, 1832)
- *Scomberoides orientalis* (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
- *Scomberoides sanctipetri* (Cuvier, 1832)
- *Scomberoides tolooparah* (Rüppell, 1829)

## Range

Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Federal Republic of Somalia, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Red Sea, Republic of Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania

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*Source: [Red Sea Creatures](https://redseacreatures.com/taxon/fishes/bony-fishes/jacks-amberjacks-pompanos/doublespotted-queenfish)*
*Updated: August 8, 2026*