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The little tunny (Euthynnus alletteratus), also known as the bacora, little tuna, bonita, or erroneously as the blue bonito, is a species of tuna in the family Scombridae. It can be found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean and Black seas; in the western Atlantic, it ranges from Brazil to the New England states.
Pacific bonito, Sarda lineolata, is a marine species of bonito that is a game fighter but not highly thought of as a food fish. Sarda lineolata was thought to be a subspecies of Sarda chiliensis due to the large separation in their range.
Seriola dorsalis, the California yellowtail is a species of ray-finned fish of the family Carangidae. [2] This species is also known by several alternate names, such as yellowtail jack [ 3 ] amberjack, forktail, mossback, white salmon and yellowtail tunis or tuna [ 4 ] or by its Spanish name jurel.
A sub-tropical species of shark. [118] The most common bullhead shark in the North American aquarium trade. [70] 122 cm (48.0 in) [149] Port Jackson shark: Heterodontus portusjacksoni: No: Requires a minimum 750 gallon aquarium. [70] A sub-tropical species of shark which may be a host to numerous parasites. [118] It will also eat small fish at ...
The Japanese amberjack or yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata, is a species of jack fish in the family Carangidae, native to the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is known as shiyu ( 鰤魚 ) in China , bang'eo ( 방어 ) in Korea , and buri ( 鰤 ) or hamachi ( 魬 ) in Japan .
A yellowtail may be any of several different species of fish. Most commonly the yellowtail amberjack Seriola lalandi is meant. In the context of sushi , yellowtail usually refers to the Japanese amberjack , Seriola quinqueradiata .
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups. Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings. Scientific names for individual species and higher taxa are included in parentheses.
The first shark-like chondrichthyans appeared in the oceans 400 million years ago, [1] developing into the crown group of sharks by the Early Jurassic. [2] Listed below are extant species of shark. Sharks are spread across 512 described and 23 undescribed species in eight orders. The families and genera within the orders are listed in ...