Big amberjack

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Big amberjack
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Greater amberjack ( Seriola dumerili )

Systematics
Carangaria
Order : Carangiformes
Subordination : Mackerel relatives (Carangoidei)
Family : Jackfish (Carangidae)
Genre : Seriola
Type : Big amberjack
Scientific name
Seriola dumerili
( Risso , 1810)

The Greater amberjack ( Seriola dumerili ) also amberjack , amberjack or Amber Jack Fish called, comes zirkumglobal in all oceans, the water temperature is over 18 ° C, above. In the western Atlantic, its range extends from New England to Brazil and also includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico . It also lives in the Eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean , the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific from South Africa to Japan and Panama . It can be found from the surface of the water to a depth of 350 meters.

features

The great amber mackerel can reach a maximum length of 1.90 meters, but is usually only one meter in length. Their maximum weight is 80 kg. Their color is blue-gray, the upper side is often olive, the belly silvery white. An amber-colored stripe runs along the middle of the flank. The fins are dark. The anterior parts of the second dorsal fin and the anal fin are slightly raised. Like almost all species of the genus Seriola , the great amber mackerel lack the lateral keels at the base of the tail. In juvenile fish, a noticeable dark stripe runs from the mouth over the eyes to the beginning of the dorsal fin.

Fin formula : Dorsal XIII / 29–35, Anale III / 18–22

Way of life

The amber mackerel is a roaming predatory fish that feeds on other pelagic fish. In cooler seas it lives at a depth of a few meters, in warmer seas usually below 100 meters. Young fish up to a size of 30 cm can be found in sheltered bays or under drifting perches. Smaller fry sometimes swim under the protection of jellyfish. The eggs are pelagic .

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