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Amberjack

Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810)

Status not recordedbony fish

The amberjack (Seriola dumerili) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the amberjack

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 amberjack live?

Not recorded

Is the amberjack 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 amberjack classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusSeriola
  7. SpeciesSeriola dumerili (Risso, 1810)

Synonyms Caranx dumerili, Micropteryx dumerili, Regificola parilis, Seriola boscii, Seriola dumerilii, Seriola dumerilli, Seriola gigas, Seriola purpurascens, Seriola purpurescens, Seriola rhombica, Seriola simplex, Seriola tapeinometapon, Seriola tapeinometopon, Trachurus aliciolus, Trachurus fasciatus

Other names and names in other languages (78)
  • Allied kingfishEnglish
  • Great AmberfishEnglish
  • Great yellowtailEnglish
  • Greater amberjackEnglish
  • Greater yellowtailEnglish
  • Jenny LindEnglish
  • Purplish amberjackEnglish
  • Rock salmonEnglish
  • Sailor's choiceEnglish
  • Samson fishEnglish
  • Yellow tailEnglish
  • Yellow trevallyEnglish
  • JibArabic
  • badlongbno
  • CèrviaCatalan
  • kranas DumerilůvCzech
  • Stor ravfiskDanish
  • Große BernsteinmakreleGerman
  • ΜαγιάτικοGreek
  • CoronadoSpanish
  • IsopiikkimakrilliFinnish
  • SerioleFrench
  • סריול אטלנטיHebrew
  • GofCroatian
  • sárgafarkú fattyúmakrélaHungarian
  • lecciaItalian
  • カンパチJapanese
  • 잿방어Korean
  • barnsteenmakreelDutch
  • seriolaNorwegian
  • KabiouPapiamento
  • seriola olbrzymiaPolish
  • írioPortuguese
  • Большая сериолаRussian
  • gofaAlbanian
  • seriolaSwedish
  • TalakitokFilipino
  • AkyaTurkish
  • 紅甘Chinese
  • سمك شمشونArabic
  • CírviaCatalan
  • Sériole oceàniqueCatalan
  • Bernstein-StachelmakreleGerman
  • Atún MedregalSpanish
  • BlanquillaSpanish
  • Cola AmarillaSpanish
  • coronado de leySpanish
  • DoronadoSpanish
  • EsmedregalSpanish
  • MachiamarilloSpanish
  • MadregalSpanish
  • Madregal CoronadoSpanish
  • MedregalSpanish
  • medregal coronadoSpanish
  • Medregal de CoronaSpanish
  • pez de limónSpanish
  • Péz de LimónSpanish
  • Pez LimonSpanish
  • ServiolaSpanish
  • Amber couvailliFrench
  • Grande SérioleFrench
  • Poisson limonFrench
  • sérioleFrench
  • sériole couronnéeFrench
  • RicciolaItalian
  • seriola di DumerilItalian
  • grote geelstaartDutch
  • Charuteiro-catarinoPortuguese
  • EnchovaPortuguese
  • LírioPortuguese
  • Seriola-de-Santa-CatarinaPortuguese
  • bårnstensfiskSwedish
  • KuzuTurkish
  • sari kuyrukTurkish
  • 杜氏鰤Chinese
  • 紅甘鰺Chinese
  • 紅魽Chinese
  • 高體鰤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the amberjack

Other species in the same genus Seriola.

Kahu

Seriola lalandi

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Jack

Seriola rivoliana

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Kingy

Seriola hippos

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Amberjack

Seriola fasciata

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the amberjack?

The amberjack (Seriola dumerili) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Amberjack (Seriola dumerili). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/seriola-dumerili

MLA

“Amberjack (Seriola dumerili).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/seriola-dumerili.

BibTeX
@misc{seriola_dumerili_2026,
  title = {Amberjack (Seriola dumerili)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/seriola-dumerili},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}