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Skinny

Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacepède, 1801

Status not recordedbony fish

The skinny (Scomberoides commersonnianus) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the skinny

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the skinny live?

Not recorded

Is the skinny endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the skinny classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusScomberoides
  7. SpeciesScomberoides commersonnianus Lacepède, 1801

Synonyms Chorinemus commersonii, Chorinemus commersonnianus, Chorinemus delicatulus, Chorinemus exoletus, Chorinemus leucophthalmus, Chorinemus leucopthalmus, Lichia exoleta, Scomber madagascariensis, Scomberoides commercianus, Scomberoides commersonianus

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Giant dartEnglish
  • Giant leatherskinEnglish
  • Giant queenfishEnglish
  • Largemouth queenfishEnglish
  • Leather jacketEnglish
  • LeatherskinEnglish
  • QueenfishEnglish
  • QueenieEnglish
  • Skinny fishEnglish
  • Skinny-fishEnglish
  • Talang queenfishEnglish
  • White fishEnglish
  • DilaArabic
  • kranas královskýCzech
  • Stor dronningfiskDanish
  • Jurel SaltadorSpanish
  • SarmPersian
  • Sauteur talangFrench
  • オオクチイケカツオJapanese
  • Ampandro beMalagasy
  • Palombleta-filipinaPortuguese
  • ТалангRussian
  • ปลาสละThai
  • 康氏似鰺Chinese
  • سمك الملكة الكبيرArabic
  • BashkelArabic
  • BassarArabic
  • DhelaArabic
  • DulaaArabic
  • HabesArabic
  • LehlahArabic
  • LihiaArabic
  • SeunahArabic
  • ShirwiArabic
  • ZarebArabic
  • 大口逆鈎鰺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the skinny

Other species in the same genus Scomberoides.

Queenfish

Scomberoides lysan

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

CompareSkinny vs QueenfishSkinny vs Leather jacketSkinny vs Deep queenfishSkinny vs Talang queenfish

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the skinny?

The skinny (Scomberoides commersonnianus) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Skinny (Scomberoides commersonnianus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/skinny

MLA

“Skinny (Scomberoides commersonnianus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/skinny.

BibTeX
@misc{skinny_2026,
  title = {Skinny (Scomberoides commersonnianus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/skinny},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}