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Kingy

Seriola hippos Günther, 1876

Status not recordedbony fish

The kingy (Seriola hippos) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the kingy

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 kingy live?

Not recorded

Is the kingy 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 kingy classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusSeriola
  7. SpeciesSeriola hippos Günther, 1876

Synonyms Naucratopsis excusabilis, Seriola gigas

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Abrolhos kingfishEnglish
  • KingfishEnglish
  • SamboEnglish
  • SamsonEnglish
  • Samson fishEnglish
  • Samson-fishEnglish
  • Sea kingfishEnglish
  • Sériole del sudCatalan
  • kranas australskýCzech
  • Medregal ReySpanish
  • australianpiikkimakrilliFinnish
  • Sériole AustralienneFrench
  • Seriola-da-Nova-ZelândiaPortuguese
  • Большеротая австралийская лакедраRussian
  • 馬鰤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the kingy

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

Amberjack

Seriola fasciata

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

CompareKingy vs AmberjackKingy vs Japanese amberjackKingy vs KahuKingy vs Jack

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the kingy?

The kingy (Seriola hippos) 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). Kingy (Seriola hippos). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/kingy

MLA

“Kingy (Seriola hippos).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/kingy.

BibTeX
@misc{kingy_2026,
  title = {Kingy (Seriola hippos)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/kingy},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}