Seriolina nigrofasciata

Osteichthyes Carangidae Genus Seriolina Seriolina nigrofasciata

Blackbanded amberjack RNJ

36.4 cm TL

Characteristic features:

Colour:

Head and body blue-grey to black grading to white to dusky below; juveniles with 5 to 7 variable dark oblique bands and mottled blotches over body, fading to dark oblique bands on upper part of body in adults; spinous dorsal fin black

Size:

Up to 70 cm TL.

Distribution:

Indo-West Pacific in tropical waters.

Habitat:

Offshore reefs and on the continental shelf over rocky bottoms, from 20 to 150 m depth. Juveniles associated with with floating seaweed or marine debris.

Biology:

Adults feed primarily on demersal fishes, cephalopods and shrimps. A non-schooling species that is usually solitary.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught by seines, traps, gill nets and hook-and-line.

Similar species:

Seriola spp.

Seriola rivoliana

Seriola spp. differs in having the upper jaw truncate posteriorly (vs. broadly rounded posteriorly); upper jaw terminating below anterior margin of eye to middle of eye (vs. below posterior margin of eye); (vs. mostly consisting of rudiments, 4–10 total elements).

to Seriola spp.

External links:

FishBase
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species^TM