Carangidae

amberjack

Seriola dumerili

One Hundred Ninety Centimeters Carangid Fish from the Mediterranean Sea

• Cross-climate
• Temperate
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Central America and the Caribbean
• East Asia
• North America
• Oceania
• South America
• Fusiform
• Large
• Tropical fish

The greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili), also known as the allied kingfish, great amberfish, greater yellowtail, jenny lind, sea donkey, purplish amberjack, reef donkey, rock salmon, sailors choice, yellowtail, and yellow trevally, is a species of predatory ray-finned fish in the family Carangidae, the jacks and pompanos. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical seas around the world. It is a popular quarry species for recreational fisheries and is important in commercial fisheries.