CARANGIDAE Scomberoides lysan, 17.5 cm SL (photo by Koichi Shibukawa) Scomberoides lysan (Forsskål, 1775) Doublespotted Queenfish D VI-VII + I, 19-21; A II + I, 17-19; GR 3-8 + 15-20 = 21-27; V 10+16=26. Body elongate, strongly compressed. Hind tip of upper jaw reaching to or slightly beyond a vertical through posterior margin of eye in adults; dentary without symphyseal canine. Body covered with small lanceolate scales; no scutes along lateral line. Color: body greenish gray dorsally, silvery white ventrally, with a double series of 6-8 dusky roundish blotches above and below lateral line in adults (>20 cm SL); distal part of dorsal fin lobe black; anal-fin lobe white in young, but often black in adult. Size: maximum length about 80 cm. Distribution: widely distributed in Indo-Pacific, from eastern coast of Africa to Hawaii. Remarks: inhabits shallow coastal waters to offshore areas; often entering into estuaries in juveniles. Marketed fresh or dried.