Tuna/mackerel/trevally hybrid. "Scad"

[Aeger]

Hi all,

caught this fish today on the whitsundays on a Halco twisty. 

Have no idea what it is and was wondering if anyone had any idea

Thanks in advance,

Aeger

[Blackfish]

Scad Mackerel "Grammatorcynus bilineatus" 

Happy to be wrong though.

[Yowie]

Do not know. It has a long pectoral fin like an albacore, but ?

Just have to remember that some fish species will interbreed (like humans) and produce specimens that bear no resemblance to their original species.

[rickmarlin62]

not sure if scaley or scad mackerel..need to get on intermenet and have a look.haha..rick

[Aeger]

50 minutes ago, Yowie said:

Do not know. It has a long pectoral fin like an albacore, but ?

Just have to remember that some fish species will interbreed (like humans) and produce specimens that bear no resemblance to their original species.

Thanks for your response yowie. Yeah I thought it looked similar to an albacore but it has distinct differences. Cheers,

Aeger

[Aeger]

31 minutes ago, Blackfish said:

Scad Mackerel "Grammatorcynus bilineatus" 

Happy to be wrong though.

Thanks blackfish. That's what we initially thought but weren't sure when we looked on the internet. Didn't realize they got to quite that size. There were schools of them everywhere. Cheers, 

Aeger

[Aeger]

17 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said:

not sure if scaley or scad mackerel..need to get on intermenet and have a look.haha..rick

Cheers Rick, have had a search on the internet and looks like that's what it is. Always good fun to catch new species. Cheers, 

Aeger

[PaddyT]

Also known as madfish