Japanese amberjack

Japanese amberjack
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Seriola
Species:
S. quinqueradiata
Binomial name
Seriola quinqueradiata
Synonyms[2]

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 () or hamachi () in Japan.

Although it is frequently listed on menus as "yellowtail tuna," it is a fish of an entirely different family, the Carangidae, rather than the family Scombridae that includes tunas, mackerels, and bonitos.[3]

  1. ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Seriola quinqueradiata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20435860A115383171. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20435860A65927987.en. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Seriola quinqueradiata". FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. ^ Casson Trenor (January 2009). Sustainable Sushi: A Guide to Saving the Oceans One Bite at a Time. North Atlantic Books. pp. 6–. ISBN 978-1-55643-769-4.