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Indian threadfish
Scyris indica
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Indian threadfish
- Scientific
- Scyris indica
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Jacks and trevallies
- Maximum size
- Up to about 1.6 m (total length); commonly 1 m; max. published weight 25 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 20 to 100 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A large, very deep-bodied silvery jack whose juveniles trail long threads from the dorsal and anal fins, reaching about 1.6 m. Adults school over coastal reefs below about 60 m; juveniles drift near the surface.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Scyris-indica.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Scyris_indica_in_Osaka_aquarium_KAIYUKAN.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.