Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili)

Scientific name: Seriola dumerili Risso, 1810

Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili)

The Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae.

Biology

Found in deep seaward reefs; occasionally entering coastal bays. Feed primarily on fishes such as the bigeye scad, also feeds on invertebrates. Small juveniles associate with floating plants or debris in oceanic and offshore waters. Juveniles form small schools or solitary. Eggs are pelagic. Utilized fresh and frozen; eaten pan-fried, broiled and baked. Reported to cause ciguatera in some areas.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Seriola dumerili
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
190
Common length
100.0
Depth range
1–360 m (3–1181 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous; depth range 1 - 360 m, usually 18 - 72 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Circumglobal. Indo-West Pacific: South Africa, Persian Gulf, southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to New Caledonia; Mariana and Caroline islands in Micronesia. Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Nova Scotia, Canada to Brazil; also from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Eastern Atlantic: British coast (vagrant) to Morocco and the Mediterranean. Distribution in eastern central Atlantic along the African coast is not well established due to past confusion with Seriola carpenteri.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18; tm=4; tmax=15)

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Sources

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

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