[Image]Scientific Name: Rastrelliger kanagurta Family: Tunas & Mackerels - Scombridae Maximum Size: 35cm Identification: Silvery; faint spotting on upper back with narrow stripes below, black spot under pectoral fin. Favourite: Form tightly bunched schools; feed on plankton with widely opened mouths. Hide-out: Coastal, lagoons and seaward reefs, often in turbid water to 90m. Location: Indo-West Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Samoa. S.W. Japan to Australia.
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