The barred queenfish (''Scomberoides tala''), also known as deep queenfish or deep leatherjacket, is a species of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
in the
family
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Carangidae
The Carangidae are a family of ray-finned fish which includes the jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, runners, and scads. It is the largest of the six families included within the order Carangiformes. Some authorities classify it as the only family ...
, the jacks and related fishes. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
References
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Fish described in 1832
Scomberoides
Taxa named by Georges Cuvier