Scyris indica | University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Scyris indica (Rüppell, 1830)
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Osteichthyes
  • Order » Carangiformes
  • Family » Carangidae
  • Genus » Scyris
  • Species » indica
  • Scyris indica (Rüppell, 1830)
    (Indian threadfish)
  • Description »  

    Formerly known as Alectis indica (See Kimura et al. 2022)

    Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 100 m . Tropical; 44°N - 45°S, 25°E - 130°W

    Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 165 cm TL male/unsexed; ; common length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; max. published weight: 25.0 kg

    Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 20; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 15 - 20; Vertebrae: 24. Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.

    Full article at FishBase
  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [General Santos City, South Cotabato]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »   MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan
  • Species ID by »   Maybelle A. Fortaleza
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project
  • Collection Code »   [None]
  • Cite this page as: Nanola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Davao Gulf.
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:06 March 2015 (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »   Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin
  • GenBank Accession Number »   N/A
  • Curated by »   Maybelle Fortaleza
  • Last Updated »   Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.
  • Cite this page as: Nanola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Davao Gulf.
  • DNA Sequence »

    Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"