Biology:Samson fish

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Short description: Species of fish

Samson fish
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Seriola
Species:
S. hippos
Binomial name
Seriola hippos
Günther, 1876
Synonyms[2]
  • Seriola gigas Günther, 1860
  • Naucratopsis excusabilis McCulloch & Whitley, 1929-30

The samson fish (Seriola hippos) is a jack of the genus Seriola. It is found in the Indo-Pacific Oceans to eastern Northland in Australia . It is not found anywhere in New Zealand. Its length is between 80 and 150 cm.

References

  1. Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Williams, I. (2016). "Seriola hippos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T20435675A115383007. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20435675A65927975.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20435675/115383007. {{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Seriola hippos" in FishBase. April 2019 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q540491 entry