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Class: Teleostei
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae Jacks and pompanos
Subfamily: Naucratinae
Genus: Seriola

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9 species (see list below)
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Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 72.5 cm TL
Seriola carpenteri Mather, 1971

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Seriola carpenteri
[Guinean amberjack]

Photo by Pontes, M.

Circumglobal. Tropical an
Max. Length 190 cm TL
Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810)

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Seriola dumerili
[Greater amberjack]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 67.5 cm FL
Seriola fasciata (Bloch, 1793)

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Seriola fasciata
[Lesser amberjack]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Seriola hippos Günther, 1876

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Seriola hippos
[Samson fish]

Photo by University of Western Australia (UWA)

Circumglobal in subtropic
Max. Length 250 cm TL
Seriola lalandi Valenciennes, 1833

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Seriola lalandi
[Yellowtail amberjack]

Photo by Proyecto Redes Fantasma

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 57 cm FL
Seriola peruana Steindachner, 1881

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Seriola peruana
[Fortune jack]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Seriola quinqueradiata Temminck & Schlegel, 1845

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Seriola quinqueradiata
[Japanese amberjack]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Circumglobal. Indo-West
Max. Length 160 cm FL
Seriola rivoliana Valenciennes, 1833

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Seriola rivoliana
[Longfin yellowtail]

Photo by Cox, C.D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Seriola zonata (Mitchill, 1815)

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Seriola zonata
[Banded rudderfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Seriola carpenteri Guinean amberjack Eastern Atlantic 72.5 TL 1971
Seriola dumerili Greater amberjack Circumglobal. Tropical an 190 TL 1810
Seriola fasciata Lesser amberjack Western Atlantic 67.5 FL 1793
Seriola hippos Samson fish Indo-Pacific 150 TL 1876
Seriola lalandi Yellowtail amberjack Circumglobal in subtropic 250 TL 1833
Seriola peruana Fortune jack Eastern Pacific 57 FL 1881
Seriola quinqueradiata Japanese amberjack Northwest Pacific 150 TL 1845
Seriola rivoliana Longfin yellowtail Circumglobal. Indo-West 160 FL 1833
Seriola zonata Banded rudderfish Western Atlantic 75 TL 1815



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