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Seriola lalandi Valenciennes, 1833

Yellowtail amberjack
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South Africa country information

Common names: Albacore, Cape yellowtail, Giant yellowtail
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref: van der Elst, R., 1993
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Ranges from the western Cape to Natal (Ref. 3197). Common along Atlantic Cape waters, migrating to Transkei and Natal each winter (Ref. 3197). Stock secure, decline reversed after purse seine netting was curtailed; expoited by game fishers (Ref. 4332). Angling record: 58.5 kg; spearfishing record: 34.2 kg (Ref. 12484). Flesh considered excellent (Ref. 12484). Also Ref. 3287, 5213.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sériole chicard, Medregal rabo amarillo, Сериола полосатая, ... more

Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Carangiformes (Jacks) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Naucratinae
Etymology: Seriola: Latin word diminutive with the meaning of a large earthenware pot (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Issue
Junior synonyms Seriola aureovittata Temminck and Schlegel, 1845 (in Japan, Northwest Pacific) and Seriola dorsalis (Gill, 1863) (in California, Pacific Baja, and the Gulf of California, Mexico; Northeast Pacific ) are considered valid with Seriola lalandi Valenciennes 1833 confined in Brazil, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Chile (Southern distribution only), according to Martinez-Takeshita et al., 2015 (Ref. 121056).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien; brak water benthopelagisch; diepte 3 - 825 m (Ref. 4517).   Subtropical; 18°C - 24°C (Ref. 6390); 55°N - 57°S, 180°W - 180°E

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