greater amberjack
| Scientific name | Seriola dumerili |
|---|---|
| Descriptor | Risso |
| Year of description | 1810 |
| IUCN category (World) | LC |
| Family | Carangidae |
| Genus | Seriola |
Introduction
Seriola dumerili, commonly known as greater amberjack, is a salt water fish.
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Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size130 cm
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Maximum size190 cm
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Longevity15 year
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ShapeOval
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Patterntasks
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Average size130 cm
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Maximum size190 cm
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Longevity15 year
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ShapeOval
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Patterntasks
How to recognize the greater amberjack ?
The greater amberjack measures between 130 and 190 cm. This fish is unicolore with a predominantly argent body. The also has noir tasks.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietcarnivorous
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Sociabilityliving in small groups
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
The greater amberjack is a fish living in small groups naturally found mid-depth and near surface. This species is carnivorous .
n general, this species does not care much about other animals crossing its path.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare qui pond en eau libre
The greater amberjack is a fish ovipare qui pond en eau libre.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
Conservation status of populations (IUCN)
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature14 - 28 °C
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Depth0 - 100 m
Biotope presentation
The greater amberjack is most often found at a depth between 0m and 100m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
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Bibliographic references
Cultivation of the Mediterranean amberjack, Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810), in submerged cages in the Western Mediterranean Sea - Antonio Mazzola - Eugenia Favaloro - Gianluca Sarà - - 2000.
Age, Growth, and Mortality of Greater Amberjack, Seriola Dumerili, from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Headboat Fishery - Manooch - Charles S. - Jennifer C. Potts - BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, - 1997.
Natural spawning of greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) kept in captivity in the Canary Islands - S.Jerez - M.Samper - F.J.Santamaría - J.E.Villamandos - J.R.Cejas - B.C.Felipe - Elsevier Ltd - 2006.
Scientific partners
Tags
#Carangidae
#Seriola
#plein eau
#Bay of Bengal
#Gulf of Mexico
#Persian Gulf
#Great Barrier Reef
#mer d'Oman
#Philippine Sea
#Sea of Japan
#Mediterranean Sea
#Red Sea
#South East Asian Seas
#Indonesian seas
#Temperate Eastern Atlantic Ocean
#Eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean
#western Indian Ocean
#Tropical Eastern Pacific
#Western Tropical Pacific Ocean
#Canary Islands
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