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Fortune jack

Seriola peruana Steindachner, 1881

Status not recordedbony fish

The fortune jack (Seriola peruana) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the fortune jack

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the fortune jack live?

Not recorded

Is the fortune jack endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the fortune jack classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusSeriola
  7. SpeciesSeriola peruana Steindachner, 1881
Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Darkfin amberjackEnglish
  • Sériole llatíCatalan
  • kranas galapážskýCzech
  • GuayaipeSpanish
  • Sériole bijouFrench
  • Seriola-latinaPortuguese
  • 祕魯鰤Chinese
  • Huayaipe rojoSpanish
  • Madregal fortunoSpanish
  • medregal fortunoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the fortune jack

Other species in the same genus Seriola.

Amberjack

Seriola dumerili

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Kahu

Seriola lalandi

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Jack

Seriola rivoliana

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Kingy

Seriola hippos

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the fortune jack?

The fortune jack (Seriola peruana) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Fortune jack (Seriola peruana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/fortune-jack

MLA

“Fortune jack (Seriola peruana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/fortune-jack.

BibTeX
@misc{fortune_jack_2026,
  title = {Fortune jack (Seriola peruana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fortune-jack},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}