Blackbanded Amberjack, Seriolina nigrofasciata (Rüppell 1829)


Other Names: Black-banded Amberjack, Black-banded Kingfish, Blackbanded Trevally, Butter Amberfish

A Blackbanded Amberjack, Seriolina nigrofasciata. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:
Body bluish-grey to dark brown or black above, paler below, with 5-7 dark diagonal bands or blotches on the upper sides and whitish tips on the dorsal and anal fins. The dark bands become less distinct with age.
The banded juveniles are seen under floating weed rafts.

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Dianne J. Bray, Seriolina nigrofasciata in Fishes of Australia, accessed 30 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2991

Blackbanded Amberjack, Seriolina nigrofasciata (Rüppell 1829)

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Distribution

Found in Australia from Shark Bay, Western Australia, around the north to off Tuncurry, New South Wales. Elsewhere, widespread in the Indo-West Pacific, from the Red Sea and eastern Africa, to northern Australia, and north to southern Japan; also in southern South Africa in the SE Atlantic.

Features

Meristic features: Dorsal fin VII-VIII + I, 30-37; Anal fin II + I, 15-18; Gill rakers 4-10; Vertebrae 11+13.
Body elongate, somewhat slender and compressed; rear tip of upper jaw broadly rounded, reaching to below posterior margin of eye; jaws with minute teeth forming a broad band. Gill rakers on first arch mostly rudimentary. Caudal peduncle with a fleshy lateral keel and dorsal and ventral grooves.

Species Citation

Nomeus nigrofasciatus Rüppell 1829, Fische des Rothen Meeres 2: 92, pl. 24(2). Type locality: Massawa, Eritrea, Red Sea.

Author

Dianne J. Bray

Blackbanded Amberjack, Seriolina nigrofasciata (Rüppell 1829)

References


Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.

Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls.

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Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs.

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.

Rüppell, W.P.E. 1829. Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meeres 2. Frankfurt : H.L. Brünner 29-94 pls 8-24.

Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1985. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls.

Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1999. Family Carangidae. pp. 2659-2756 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 2069-2790 pp.

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37337014

Depth:16-150 m

Fishing:Commercial & popular sportsfish

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:70 cm TL

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