Fish Id: A Guide To East Coast Fishes
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| Greater Amberjack
Seriola dumerili, Family: Carangidae (Jacks)
Dark above, light below, yellow band starting behind the eye and fading out towards the caudal fin. Two dorsal fins, the first smaller and spiny, second curved, starting just behind and narrowing where it ends at caudal fin. Ranges Mass. to N. Brazil, worldwide in warm waters. Not commonly caught in our area.
This specimen courtesy of George Axton & Bob Whelar.
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