Samson fish
The samson fish (Seriola hippos) is a jack of the genus Seriola. It is found in the Indo-Pacific Oceans to eastern Northland in New Zealand. Its length is between 80 and 150 cm.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Carangidae |
| Genus: | Seriola |
| Species: | S. hippos |
| Binomial name | |
| Seriola hippos Günther, 1876 | |
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References
- Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. (2016). "Seriola hippos (errata version published in 2017)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20435675A115383007. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20435675A65927975.en.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Seriola hippos" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- Fisheries Western Australia - Samson Fish Fact Sheet
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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