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Bony fish

Amberjack

Seriola dumerili

Also known as: Allied Kingfish, Amberfish, Amberjack, Great Amberfish, Great Amberjack, Great Yellowtail, Greater Amberfish, Greater Yellowtail, Jenny Lind, Purplish Amberjack, Rock Salmon, Sailors Choice, Trevally, Yellowtail, Yellow Trevally

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2015
Adult
@fishx6 · Lembeh Resort, Indonesia · August 20081 / 3
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Overview

Found singly, over coastal bays and deep seaward reefs.
Juveniles found singly or in schools with floating plants or debris in off-shore and oceanic waters.
Widespread Circumglobal

Jacks are fast swimming fish that can roam over great distances. The larger fish hunt other fish and the smaller fish eat zooplankton. In turn they are hunted by large Tuna and Dolphins.

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How to identify

Behaviour
solitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Worldwide
  • Country only · 3
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Found singly, over coastal bays and deep seaward reefs.

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Adult photos 3

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCarangiformes
    5. familyCarangidae
    6. genusSeriola
    7. speciesSeriola dumerili (Risso, 1810)

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    More in the family

    Pompanos (Carangidae)