Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata)

Scientific name: Seriola quinqueradiata Temminck & Schlegel, 1845

Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata)

The Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata) is a marine fish of the family Carangidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Japan and the eastern Korean Peninsula to the Hawaiian Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 29-36; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 17 - 22; Vertebrae: 24. Scutes absent. Compared to S. lalandi, the species' dorsoposterior corner of upper jaw is angular (versus rounded) and the pectoral and pelvic fins are almost equal in length (versus pectoral shorter than pelvic fin).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Seriola quinqueradiata
Family
Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
150
Depth range
100 m (328 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range 100 - ? m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan and the eastern Korean Peninsula to the Hawaiian Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.3-0.5)

Sources

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

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