talang queenfish
Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacepède, 1801
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Scomberoides commersonnianus, the Talang queenfish, also known as giant dart, giant leatherskin, giant queenfish, largemouth queenfish, leatherjacket, leatherskin, and Talang leatherskin, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Trachinotidae from the western Indo-Pacific. It is a large species which is important in commercial and recreational fisheries.
Wikipedia contributors, Scomberoides commersonnianus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:01:51.375875+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacepède, 1801
- Name authority
- Lacepède, 1801
- Common name
- talang queenfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Carangiformes
- Family
- Carangidae
- Genus
- Scomberoides
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCarangiformes
- familyCarangidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusScomberoides Lacepède, 1801
- speciesScomberoides commersonnianus Lacepède, 1801
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scomberoides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| doublespotted queenfishScomberoides lysan (Forsskål, 1775) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scomberoides tala (Cuvier, 1832) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| needlescaled queenfishScomberoides tol (Cuvier, 1832) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Scomber madagascariensis Shaw, 1803 Shaw, 1803 | synonym |
| Scomberoides commersonianus Lacepède, 1801 Lacepède, 1801 | synonym |
| Chorinemus leucopthalmus Richardson, 1846 Richardson, 1846 | synonym |
| Chorinemus delicatulus Richardson, 1846 Richardson, 1846 | synonym |
| Chorinemus exoletus Cuvier, 1832 Cuvier, 1832 | synonym |
| Chorinemus commersonii (Lacepède, 1801) (Lacepède, 1801) | synonym |
| Chorinemus commersonnianus (Lacepède, 1801) (Lacepède, 1801) | synonym |
| Scomberoides commercianus Lacepède, 1801 Lacepède, 1801 | synonym |
| Chorinemus leucophthalmus Richardson, 1846 Richardson, 1846 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Lacepède, B. G. E. (1801). Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3: i–lxvi + 1–558, Pls. 1–34. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4VTW7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.