Yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Seriola lalandi
- Common name
- Yellowtail amberjack
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Carangidae
- Genus
- Seriola
- Size
- 80–250 cm
- Depth
- 3–830 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- open-water
- Behaviours
- schooling, fast-moving
- Ocean zones
- Asian Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Indian Ocean & Red Sea
Description
Seriola lalandi reaches 2.5 m and 80 kg. Large pelagic amberjack distributed in Eastern Pacific temperate to tropical and southern hemisphere (New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Chile, California). Silver fusiform body with blue-green back and distinctive golden-yellow lateral band crossing eye. Lives in imposing schools or solitary from 3 to 830 m in open water around pinnacles, seamounts and wrecks. Fast predator of small pelagics. Important sport fishery and aquaculture. Electric diving encounters in Galapagos, Socorro, New Zealand.
Photo of Yellowtail amberjack
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Yellowtail amberjack?
- Yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi) reaches 80–250 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Yellowtail amberjack?
- Yellowtail amberjack is found between 3–830 m deep.
- Is the Yellowtail amberjack dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Yellowtail amberjack?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Yellowtail amberjack?
- Found in: Asian Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Indian Ocean & Red Sea.
Other species in the genus Seriola
Other species in the family Carangidae
- Caranx latus - Horse-eye jack
- Caranx crysos - Blue runner
- Pseudocaranx dentex - White trevally
- Lichia amia - Leerfish
- Trachurus mediterraneus - Mediterranean horse mackerel
- Caranx caninus - Pacific crevalle jack
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 218436)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 5961708)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia