#2228 · 🐟 fish
Greater Amberjack
🇳🇱 Barnsteenmakreel ·Seriola dumerili
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what is it?
The greater amberjack ( Seriola dumerili ) is a jack of the genus Seriola . It is found in the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian coasts, living usually between 20 and 70 m of depth (with a maximum of 360 m). It is the largest genus in the family Carangidae, with a maximum length of 200 cm. It is a fast-swimming pelagic fish with similar habits to the kingfish. They are silver-blue with a golden side...
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 1,849 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Antoine Risso in 1810 (216 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Greater Amberjack
- Nederlands
- Barnsteenmakreel
- scientific name
- Seriola dumerili
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Carangiformes
- family
- Carangidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings in Europe
- 880
- sightings worldwide
- 1,849
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1810 by Antoine Risso
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Carangidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 51549, Wikidata Q575704, GBIF 5961696, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.