Samson fish

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.

Samson fish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

References

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Seriola hippos" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
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