Yellowtail amberjack

Yellowtail amberjack

Taxobox
name = Yellowtail amberjack



regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Carangidae
genus = "Seriola"
species = "S. lalandi"
binomial = "Seriola lalandi"
binomial_authority = Cuvier and A Valenciennes, 1833

The yellowtail amberjack or great amberjack, "Seriola lalandi", is a large fish found in the Pacific and Indian oceans. It can be divided into three sub-species:

*The California yellowtail, "Seriola lalandi dorsalis".
*The southern yellowtail, or in New Zealand and Australia the yellowtail kingfish, "Seriola lalandi lalandi", is the largest with an all-tackle mark of 52 kg (114 lb 10 oz).
*The Asian yellowtail, "Seriola lalandi aureovitta", is the smallest at 27.9 kg (61 lb 8 oz).

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