Greater amberjack

Greater amberjack
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Family:	Carangidae
Genus:	Seriola
Species:	S. dumerili
Binomial name
	Seriola dumerili; (Risso, 1810)
Synonyms
	Caranx dumerili Risso, 1810; Trachurus aliciolus Rafinesque, 1810; Trachurus fasciatus Rafinesque, 1810; Seriola boscii Valenciennes, 1833; Seriola purpurascens Temminck & Schlegel, 1845; Seriola tapeinometopon Bleeker, 1853; Seriola gigas Poey, 1860; Seriola simplex Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886; Regificola parilis Whitley, 1948; Seriola rhombica J.L.B. Smith, 1959;

The greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili), also known as the allied kingfish, great amberfish, greater yellowtail, jenny lind, Sea donkey, purplish amberjack, reef donkey, rock salmon, sailors choice, yellowtail, and yellow trevally, is a species of predatory ray-finned fish in the family Carangidae, the jacks and pompanos. It is found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical seas around the world. It is a popular quarry species for recreational fisheries and is important in commercial fisheries. It is the largest species in the family Carangidae.

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