Fortune jack (Seriola peruana)

Scientific name: Seriola peruana Steindachner, 1881

Fortune jack (Seriola peruana)

The Fortune jack (Seriola peruana) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Mexico to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.

Biology

Body slender, elongate, and little compressed; supra-maxillary moderately wide, its posterior end reaching the center of the eye; lower branch of first gill arch with 21 to 23 gill rakers in individuals more than 20cm long; anterior lobe of second dorsal fin moderately deep; lateral line without scutes; caudal peduncle with dorsal and ventral fossae; back violet brown to bluish green; flanks and belly pale; pectoral and caudal fins yellowish; pelvic fins white; dorsal and anal fins mostly dark.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Seriola peruana
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
57.0
Common length
40.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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