210.43 Seriola dumerili
(Risso, 1810)
Greater yellowtail
Groot geelstert
Caranx dumerili Risso, 1810: 175, PI. 6, Fig. 20 (Nice). Seriola rhombica Smith, 1959: 259, Fig. 5 (Algoa Bay); 1961: 568, No. 538b.
D VII (1st spine minute or embedded in large adults) +1,29-35; A
11+1,18-22; GR (5-7)+(14-16) = 20-24 in juveniles, and 11-19 total in
adults. Maxilla reaches below rear margin of eye. In adults, height of D
lobe equal to or slightly longer than P; A base 1.4-1. 7 times in soft Dbase.
Bluish grey or olivaceous above, shading to silvery white
below; often amber stripe along midside of body; fins
mostly dusky, except V pale ventrally, and in juveniles all
fins may be yellow, olive or amber. Attains 188 cm and
80.6 kg, common to toO cm. Adults usually in 20 - 70 m,
often on reefs or at deep offshore holes, in small to moderate schools or solitary. Algoa Bay to Persian Gulf, Japan,
Australia and Hawaiian Ids.; elsewhere called "greater
amberjack" .
210.43 Seriola dumerili: 29 em FL.
Giant yellowtail
210.44 Seriola lalandi
Valenciennes, 1833
PLATE 82
Reuse geelstert
Seriola lalandi Valenciennes, in Cuv. & Val., 1833: 208 (Brazil); Smith,
SFSA No. 537*; van der Elst, 1981: 13i *. Lichia pappei Castelnau, 1861:
40 (Cape Province). Seriola pappei: Smith, 1959: 256*; Smith & Smith,
1966: 71*. Seriola banisteri Smith, 1959: 256, Fig. 2 (Natal). Seriola
(Regificola) pappei: Smith, 1961: 568, No. 537. Seriola (Regificola)
banisteri: Smith, 1961: 568, No. 537a.
D VII (1st spine minute or embedded in large adults) +1,30-35; A
11+1,19-22; GR (7-10)+(15-20) = 22-29. Maxilla reaches below front
margin of pupil. In adults, height of D lobe subequal or slightly shorter
than P; A base 1.6-1.8 times in soft Dbase.
Blue to olivaceous above, shading to silvery white below;
sometimes with narrow bronze stripe along midside of
210.44 Seriola lalandi: 37.5 em FL.
210: CARANGIDAE (KINGFISHES)
body; C olivaceous yellow. Attains 193 cm and 58 kg, common to 100 cm; South African angling record 33 kg. A
highly esteemed gamefish usually found in large shoals to
depths of 50 m. Most common in Atlantic Cape waters, but
each winter follows the pilchard migrations northward to
Transkei and Natal; a circumglobal species restricted to
subtropical waters and consisting of a series of disjunct
populations, many of which until recently considered to
represent distinct species. Elsewhere called "yellowtail
amberjack" .
210.45 Seriola rivoliana
Valenciennes, 1833
PLATE 82
Longfin yellowtail
Langvin-geelstert
Seriola rivoliana Valenciennes, in Cuv. & Val., 1833: 207 (Greek
Archipelago). Seriola bonariensis: Smith, SFSA No. 538*; Smith & Smith,
1966: 71 *. Seriola songoro Smith, 1959: 258, Fig. 3 (W. Indian Ocean);
Smith & Smith, 1966: 71*. Seriola bovinoculata Smith, 1959: 259, Fig. 4
(Pinda, Mozambique). Seriola (Buphthalmus) songoro: Smith, 1961: 568,
No. 538.
D VII (1st spine minute or embedded in large adults) +1,27-33; A
11+1,18-22; GR (6-9)+(17-20) = 24-29 in juveniles, and 22-26 total in
adults. Maxilla reaches below mid-point of pupil. In adults, height of D
lobe 1.3-1.6 times longer than P; A base 1.5-1.6 times in soft Dbase.
Olivaceous to bluish green above, sides and belly lighter
sometimes with brassy or lavender reflections; dark nuchal
bar often persistent in adults; faint amber stripe frequently
present along midside of body; fins mostly dark except V
white ventrally. Attains 110 cm and 24 kg. Adults pelagic
and epibenthic, and rarely caught in inshore waters. Knysna
northward; a circumtropical species entering temperate
waters in some areas. Elsewhere called "almaco jack".
210.45 Seriola rivoliana: 39 em FL.
Genus Seriolina Wakiya, 1924
A monotypic genus.
210.46 Seriolina nigrofasciata
(Ruppell, 1829)
PLATE 82
Blackbanded kingfish
Swartband-koningvis
Nomeus nigrofasciatus Riippell, 1829: 82, PI. 24, Fig. 1 (Red Sea).
Zonichthys nigrofasciata: Smith, SFSA No. 536*. Seriolina nigrofasciata:
Smith, 1959: 260*; 1961: 568, No. 536; van der Elst, 1981: 132*.
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(Risso, 1810)
Greater yellowtail
Groot geelstert
Caranx dumerili Risso, 1810: 175, PI. 6, Fig. 20 (Nice). Seriola rhombica Smith, 1959: 259, Fig. 5 (Algoa Bay); 1961: 568, No. 538b.
D VII (1st spine minute or embedded in large adults) +1,29-35; A
11+1,18-22; GR (5-7)+(14-16) = 20-24 in juveniles, and 11-19 total in
adults. Maxilla reaches below rear margin of eye. In adults, height of D
lobe equal to or slightly longer than P; A base 1.4-1. 7 times in soft Dbase.
Bluish grey or olivaceous above, shading to silvery white
below; often amber stripe along midside of body; fins
mostly dusky, except V pale ventrally, and in juveniles all
fins may be yellow, olive or amber. Attains 188 cm and
80.6 kg, common to toO cm. Adults usually in 20 - 70 m,
often on reefs or at deep offshore holes, in small to moderate schools or solitary. Algoa Bay to Persian Gulf, Japan,
Australia and Hawaiian Ids.; elsewhere called "greater
amberjack" .
210.43 Seriola dumerili: 29 em FL.
Giant yellowtail
210.44 Seriola lalandi
Valenciennes, 1833
PLATE 82
Reuse geelstert
Seriola lalandi Valenciennes, in Cuv. & Val., 1833: 208 (Brazil); Smith,
SFSA No. 537*; van der Elst, 1981: 13i *. Lichia pappei Castelnau, 1861:
40 (Cape Province). Seriola pappei: Smith, 1959: 256*; Smith & Smith,
1966: 71*. Seriola banisteri Smith, 1959: 256, Fig. 2 (Natal). Seriola
(Regificola) pappei: Smith, 1961: 568, No. 537. Seriola (Regificola)
banisteri: Smith, 1961: 568, No. 537a.
D VII (1st spine minute or embedded in large adults) +1,30-35; A
11+1,19-22; GR (7-10)+(15-20) = 22-29. Maxilla reaches below front
margin of pupil. In adults, height of D lobe subequal or slightly shorter
than P; A base 1.6-1.8 times in soft Dbase.
Blue to olivaceous above, shading to silvery white below;
sometimes with narrow bronze stripe along midside of
210.44 Seriola lalandi: 37.5 em FL.
210: CARANGIDAE (KINGFISHES)
body; C olivaceous yellow. Attains 193 cm and 58 kg, common to 100 cm; South African angling record 33 kg. A
highly esteemed gamefish usually found in large shoals to
depths of 50 m. Most common in Atlantic Cape waters, but
each winter follows the pilchard migrations northward to
Transkei and Natal; a circumglobal species restricted to
subtropical waters and consisting of a series of disjunct
populations, many of which until recently considered to
represent distinct species. Elsewhere called "yellowtail
amberjack" .
210.45 Seriola rivoliana
Valenciennes, 1833
PLATE 82
Longfin yellowtail
Langvin-geelstert
Seriola rivoliana Valenciennes, in Cuv. & Val., 1833: 207 (Greek
Archipelago). Seriola bonariensis: Smith, SFSA No. 538*; Smith & Smith,
1966: 71 *. Seriola songoro Smith, 1959: 258, Fig. 3 (W. Indian Ocean);
Smith & Smith, 1966: 71*. Seriola bovinoculata Smith, 1959: 259, Fig. 4
(Pinda, Mozambique). Seriola (Buphthalmus) songoro: Smith, 1961: 568,
No. 538.
D VII (1st spine minute or embedded in large adults) +1,27-33; A
11+1,18-22; GR (6-9)+(17-20) = 24-29 in juveniles, and 22-26 total in
adults. Maxilla reaches below mid-point of pupil. In adults, height of D
lobe 1.3-1.6 times longer than P; A base 1.5-1.6 times in soft Dbase.
Olivaceous to bluish green above, sides and belly lighter
sometimes with brassy or lavender reflections; dark nuchal
bar often persistent in adults; faint amber stripe frequently
present along midside of body; fins mostly dark except V
white ventrally. Attains 110 cm and 24 kg. Adults pelagic
and epibenthic, and rarely caught in inshore waters. Knysna
northward; a circumtropical species entering temperate
waters in some areas. Elsewhere called "almaco jack".
210.45 Seriola rivoliana: 39 em FL.
Genus Seriolina Wakiya, 1924
A monotypic genus.
210.46 Seriolina nigrofasciata
(Ruppell, 1829)
PLATE 82
Blackbanded kingfish
Swartband-koningvis
Nomeus nigrofasciatus Riippell, 1829: 82, PI. 24, Fig. 1 (Red Sea).
Zonichthys nigrofasciata: Smith, SFSA No. 536*. Seriolina nigrofasciata:
Smith, 1959: 260*; 1961: 568, No. 536; van der Elst, 1981: 132*.
657