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Yellowtail amberjack

Order Perciformes
Family Carangidae

Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Fusiform body, dark blue dorsally and almost white ventrally; with a well defined line of demarcation between the two colors. Most of the fins including caudal fin are yellow, can grow up to 2 meters and weigh 96 kilograms.

Characteristics
FAO code
YTC
Specie
Seriola lalandi
Type
Blue fish
FAO Fishing Areas
  • Area 31: the Western part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 41: the Southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean
  • Area 57: the Eastern part of the Indian Ocean
  • Area 61: the Northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
  • Area 67: the Northeastern part of the Pacific Ocean
  • Area 71: the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean
  • Area 77: the Eastern Central part of the Pacific Ocean
  • Area 81: the Southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
  • Area 87: the Southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean
Fishing seasons
jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec
International denominations
Germany Gelbschwanzmakrele
China 黃尾鰤
France Sériole australienne
Italy Ricciola australienne
Portugal Charuteiro limão
United Kingdom Yellowtail amberjack
Japan Inada
Fishing areas
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