Big Queenfish or Sam Poh Gong 三保公 Caught At Woodland Jetty

Big Queenfish [Scomberoides Commersonnianus], also know as Sam Poh Gong 三保公, 舢舨跳 [chinese] or Ikan Talang [malay] Caught At Woodland Jetty by Ah Tan weighing 4kg plus using live Five-spot Herring or Assam fish (local), Selangat (malay) on float.

Big Queenfish also know as Sam Poh Gong 三保公 or Talang Caught by Ah Tan weighing 4kg plus at Woodland Jetty on 5th August 2012

Queenfish or 三保公 Caught At Woodland Jetty

Big Queenfish [Scomberoides Commersonnianus], also know as Sam Poh Gong 三保公, 舢舨跳 [chinese] or Ikan Talang [malay] Caught At Woodland Jetty by Ah Lee weighing 2kg plus using live White Sardinella also know as Tam Ban or Ikan Tamban 沙丁鱼.
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Big Queenfish also know as Sam Poh Gong 三保公 or Talang Caught by Ah Lee weighing 2kg plus at Woodland Jetty

Big Queenfish [Talang] Caught by Alvin at Woodland Jetty

Queenfish also know as Sam Poh Gong 三保公 or Talang Caught by Alvin weighing 2kg plus at Woodland Jetty

Big Queenfish [Scomberoides Commersonnianus], also know as Sam Poh Gong 三保公, 舢舨跳 [chinese] or Ikan Talang [malay] Caught At Woodland Jetty by Alvin weighing 2kg plus using live Five-spot Herring or Assam fish (local), Selangat (malay).

Queenfish [Talang] Caught by Shi Hong at Woodland Jetty

Queenfish [Talang] Caught by Shi Hong at Woodland Jetty

Baby Queenfish [Scomberoides Commersonnianus], Sam Poh Gong 三保公, 舢舨跳 [chinese] or Ikan Talang [malay] Caught At Woodland Jetty by Shi Hong using Tamban Jig. Words of precaution Venomous spines and dorsal fin handle with care.

Queenfish are popular game fish found locally. An aggressive pelagic fish that takes live bait fishes readily. It takes line fast intially but don't last very long. They have tendency to do acrobatic jumps out of water when hooked. This fish cannot survive out of water for very long; if you intend to release the fish, please do so as quickly as possible.

Queenfish [Scomberoides Commersonnianus], Sam Poh Gong 三保公, 舢舨跳 [chinese] or Ikan Talang [malay] can be caught on and offshore, pretty much all round Singapore. Strong current and presence of bait fishes such as tamans are favourable conditions to catching queenfishes.

Most Chinese locals avoid eating Queenfish because it is believed to be related to a diety - the marks on the queenfish are said to be the fingerprint marks left by the deity. In general, the meat quality isn't as good as other trevallies like diamond trevally or bumpnose trevally. However, it still does make a good dish if cooked with the right recipe.