Check List 20(1): 53-57, doi: 10.15560/20.1.53
First record of Double-lined Mackerel, Grammatorcynus bilineatus (Rüppell, 1836) (Scombriformes, Scombridae) from Peninsular Malaysia
expand article infoYing Giat Seah‡, Mohd Sharol Ali‡, Siti Asmal Mat Piah‡, Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar‡
‡ Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia

Corresponding author: Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar ( tun_aimi@umt.edu.my )

Academic editor: Zeehan Jaafar
© Ying Giat Seah, Mohd Sharol Ali, Siti Asmal Mat Piah, Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar.
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Citation: Seah YG, Ali MS, Mat Piah SA, Mat Jaafar TNA (2024) First record of Double-lined Mackerel, Grammatorcynus bilineatus (Rüppell, 1836) (Scombriformes, Scombridae) from Peninsular Malaysia. Check List 20(1): 53-57. https://doi.org/10.15560/20.1.53
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Abstract
Three individuals of Grammatorcynus bilineatus (Rüppell, 1836), Double‑lined Mackerel, were recorded in local fish market in Terengganu, Malaysia. Although in Malaysia G. bilineatus previously has been recorded from East Malaysia, the species has not been recorded from Peninsular Malaysia. Therefore, the specimens described herein represents the first record of G. bilineatus from Peninsular Malaysia. Detailed morphometric and meristic data are presented along with brief diagnostic characters.
Keywords
Distribution, marine fish, new record, range extension, South China Sea