Kanadi kingfish


The Kanadi kingfish 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. Specimens have been recorded at up to in length, and weighing up to. They feed mainly on small fishes such as anchovies and clupeids, squids, and mantis shrimps.