Samson fish
Appearance
Samson fish | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Carangiformes |
Family: | Carangidae |
Genus: | Seriola |
Species: | S. hippos
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Binomial name | |
Seriola hippos Günther, 1876
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Synonyms[2] | |
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
[edit]- ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Seriola hippos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20435675A115383007. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20435675A65927975.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Seriola hippos". FishBase.
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- Fisheries Western Australia - Samson Fish Fact Sheet
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8