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Seriola hippos Günther, 1876 is a animal in the Carangidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Seriola hippos Günther, 1876 (Seriola hippos Günther, 1876)
Animalia

Seriola hippos Günther, 1876

Seriola hippos Günther, 1876

Samson fish (Seriola hippos) is an Indo-Pacific jack species that grows between 80 and 150 cm long, ranging to eastern Northland, New Zealand.

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Family
Genus
Seriola
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Seriola hippos Günther, 1876

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Samson fish, with the scientific name Seriola hippos Günther, 1876, is a species of jack belonging to the genus Seriola.

Distribution Range

It occurs in the Indo-Pacific Oceans, with its range extending to eastern Northland in New Zealand.

Adult Size

Adults of this species reach a total length between 80 and 150 centimetres.

Photo: (c) J. Martin Crossley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by J. Martin Crossley · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Carangidae Seriola

More from Carangidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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