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| Scientific
Name: |
Seriola
rivoliana |
| Common
Names: |
Blackjack,
Bar Jack, Amberjack, Almaco, Spanish Jack. |
| Range
& Habitat: |
Almaco
jacks are found Gulfwide. They are more oceanic than the greater
amberjack and occur at greater depths. They tend to frequent
reefs, rocks, wrecks and offshore oil and gas platforms. |
| Identification
& Biology: |
The body of this fish is less slender than that of the greater
amberjack and in cross-section, the body is less round in
shape. The dorsal and anal fins have noticeably longer lobes
than the greater and lesser amberjacks and the banded rudderfish.
It has the basic amberjack color, except that it is much more
dusky. See Greater Amberjack
for a guide to positive identification. Little is known of
its biology. |
| Size: |
Common
at 10-20 pounds and may reach 75 pounds. |
| Food
Value: |
Very
good, especially when grilled or broiled. Like other amberjacks,
it may occasionally have infestations of tapeworms encysted
in the muscle near the tail. Although the worms will not harm
people, the infested areas may be cut away and discarded.
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