Kanadi kingfish
Scomberomorus plurilineatus Fourmanoir, 1966
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
The Kanadi kingfish (Scomberomorus plurilineatus) is a species of ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, the mackerel family. Also known as the Kanadi seerfish, queen mackerel, or spotted mackerel, it is found in subtropical waters of the western Indian Ocean, Seychelles, Kenya and Zanzibar to South Africa and along the west coast of Madagascar. Kanadi kingfish commonly occur in depths of 50 to 200 m (164 to 656 ft). Specimens have been recorded at up to 120 cm (47 in) in length, and weighing up to 12.5 kg (28 lb). They feed mainly on small fishes such as anchovies and clupeids, squids, and mantis shrimps.
Wikipedia contributors, Kanadi kingfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:02:29.387796+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scomberomorus plurilineatus Fourmanoir, 1966
- Name authority
- Fourmanoir, 1966
- Common name
- Kanadi kingfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Scombridae
- Genus
- Scomberomorus
- 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
- orderScombriformes
- familyScombridae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyScombrinae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusScomberomorus Lacepède, 1801
- speciesScomberomorus plurilineatus Fourmanoir, 1966
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scomberomorus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| serraScomberomorus brasiliensis Collette, Russo & Zavala-Camin, 1978 | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scomberomorus lineolatus (Cuvier, 1829) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scomberomorus munroi Collette & Russo, 1980 | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| ceroScomberomorus regalis (Bloch, 1793) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scomberomorus sinensis (Lacepède, 1800) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scomberomorus tritor (Cuvier, 1832) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| cavallaScomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier, 1829) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scomberomorus orientalis Lacepede | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| narrow-barred Spanish mackerelScomberomorus commerson (Lacepède, 1800) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gulf sierraScomberomorus concolor (Lockington, 1879) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Indo-Pacific king mackerelScomberomorus guttatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantic Spanish mackerelScomberomorus maculatus (Mitchill, 1815) | ScombridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Fourmanoir, P. (1966). Nouvelle dénomination proposée pour un Scombridae du Canal de Mozambique: Scomberomorus plurilineatus nov. sp. Bulletin Du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Série 2), 38 (3): 223–226. 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:4VTXM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.