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Garrick

Lichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbony fish

The garrick (Lichia amia) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the garrick

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 garrick live?

Not recorded

Is the garrick 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 garrick classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusLichia
  7. SpeciesLichia amia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Caesiomorus amia, Campogramma vadigo, Caranx amia, Centronotus vadigo, Hypacanthus amia, Hypacantus amia, Hypachantus amia, Porthmeus argenteus, Scomber aculeatus, Scomber amia, Scomber flexuosus

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • LeerfishEnglish
  • PampanoEnglish
  • vidlatka tuňákovitáCzech
  • Stor gaffelmakrelDanish
  • Große GabelmakreleGerman
  • ΛίτσαGreek
  • DoradoSpanish
  • ahmattipiikkimakrilliFinnish
  • licheFrench
  • אמית אריןHebrew
  • lecciaItalian
  • leervisDutch
  • Falsa-palombletaPortuguese
  • ЛихияRussian
  • licaAlbanian
  • akyaTurkish
  • ЛіхіяUkrainian
  • 鐮鰭波線鰺Chinese
  • ColomidaSpanish
  • PalometaSpanish
  • PalometonSpanish
  • palometónSpanish
  • PalomidaSpanish
  • ServiolaSpanish
  • Sorell de PeñaSpanish
  • CarangaFrench
  • Fausse PalomèteFrench
  • Grande LicheFrench
  • Lich Né-béFrench
  • Liche AmieFrench
  • Liche VadigoFrench
  • Lichié AmieFrench
  • LichioFrench
  • LitchaFrench
  • Обыкновенная лихияRussian
  • glicaAlbanian
  • lojbaAlbanian
  • ÇıplakTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the garrick

Other species in the same genus Lichia.

CompareGarrick vs Lichia affinisGarrick vs Lichia albacora

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the garrick?

The garrick (Lichia amia) 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). Garrick (Lichia amia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lichia-amia

MLA

“Garrick (Lichia amia).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lichia-amia.

BibTeX
@misc{lichia_amia_2026,
  title = {Garrick (Lichia amia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lichia-amia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}