Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi)


Name:	Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi)
Family:	Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Order:	Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Alternative Name:	Yellowtail amberjack
Max size:	250 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 27865); max. published weight: 96.8 kg (Ref. 40637)
Environment:	Benthopelagic; brackish; marine ; depth range 3 - 825 m
Climate:	Subtropical; 18 - 24°C; 54°N - 43°S
Importance:	Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.13; tm=2)
Distribution:	Circumtropical, entering temperate waters in some areas. Indo-Pacific: Japan, Great Australian Bight and southeastern Australia. Reported from Walters Shoal (Ref. 33390). Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada to Chile (Ref. 2850). Eastern Atlantic: St. Helena, South Africa (Ref. 7097).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 5-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33-35; Anal spines: 2-3; Anal soft rays: 20-21. The only jack without scutella on the caudal peduncle. Dark blue dorsally and almost white ventrally; with a well defined line of demarcation between the two colors.

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Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi)

New Zealand commercial fish species