Indian threadfish (Scyris indica) is a saltwater, brackish species recorded in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia. It is mainly found over reef, at depths of 20–100 m.
Scientific name: Scyris indica · Water: Saltwater, Brackish
Size: up to 165 cm
The Indian threadfish is a carangid whose adults school over coastal coral reefs below 60 m, while juveniles are solitary in surface waters and estuaries and may mimic jellyfish. It feeds on fishes, squid and crustaceans. It occurs in tropical and subtropical seas between roughly 44 degrees north and 31 degrees south and from 31 degrees east to 135 degrees west, from 20 to 100 m. It reaches about 165 cm total length, commonly 100 cm, and up to about 25 kg. It supports commercial fisheries, is a game fish and a public-aquarium species, and sells in the medium price band, with a trophic level of 4.2, high fishing vulnerability at 62 of 100, and medium resilience.
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