amberjack
Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili), Madeira, Portugal
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Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Greater amberjack; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:35:34.045917+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810)
- Name authority
- (Risso, 1810)
- Common name
- amberjack
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Carangiformes
- Family
- Carangidae
- Genus
- Seriola
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCarangiformes
- familyCarangidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusSeriola Cuvier, 1816
- speciesSeriola dumerili (Risso, 1810)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Seriola. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Seriola hippos Günther, 1876 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hiramasa kingfishSeriola lalandi Valenciennes, 1833 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| lesser amberjackSeriola fasciata (Bloch, 1793) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Seriola carpenteri Mather, 1971 | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| banded rudderfishSeriola zonata (Mitchill, 1815) | CarangidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Seriola dumerilii (Risso, 1810) (Risso, 1810) | synonym |
| Seriola gigas Poey, 1860 Poey, 1860 | ambiguous synonym |
| Trachurus aliciolus Rafinesque, 1810 Rafinesque, 1810 | synonym |
| Trachurus fasciatus Rafinesque, 1810 Rafinesque, 1810 | synonym |
| Seriola simplex Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886 Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886 | synonym |
| Seriola purpurascens Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 | synonym |
| Seriola rhombica Smith, 1959 Smith, 1959 | synonym |
| Seriola tapeinometopon Bleeker, 1853 Bleeker, 1853 | synonym |
| Regificola parilis Whitley, 1948 Whitley, 1948 | synonym |
| Seriola boscii Valenciennes, 1833 Valenciennes, 1833 | synonym |
| Seriola purpurescens Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 | synonym |
| Seriola tapeinometapon Bleeker, 1853 Bleeker, 1853 | synonym |
| Micropteryx dumerili (Risso, 1810) (Risso, 1810) | synonym |
| Caranx dumerili Risso, 1810 Risso, 1810 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126816 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4WV95. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.