A yellowtail may be any of several different species of
fish
Fish are Aquatic animal, aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack Limb (anatomy), limbs with Digit (anatomy), digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and Chondrichthyes, cartilaginous and bony fish as we ...
. Most commonly the
yellowtail amberjack
The yellowtail amberjack, yellowtail kingfish, hiramasa or great amberjack (''Seriola lalandi'') is a large fish found in the Southern Ocean. Although previously thought to be found in all oceans and seas, recent genetic analysis restricts ''S. ...
''Seriola lalandi'' is meant. In the context of
sushi
is a Japanese dish of prepared , usually with some sugar and salt, accompanied by a variety of , such as seafood, often raw, and vegetables. Styles of sushi and its presentation vary widely, but the one key ingredient is "sushi rice," also ...
, yellowtail usually refers to the
Japanese amberjack
The Japanese amberjack or yellowtail, ''Seriola quinqueradiata'', is a species of jack fish in the family Carangidae. It is native to the northwest Pacific Ocean, ranging from China (called ), Korea (called ), and Japan to Hawaii.
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, ''Seriola quinqueradiata''. Other species called simply "yellowtail" include:
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Atlantic bumper
The Atlantic bumper (''Chloroscombrus chrysurus'') is a game fish in the family, Carangidae. It was first described by the "father of modern taxonomy", Carl Linnaeus in the book, ''Systema Naturae''. Atlantic bumper are known to eat smaller fish, ...
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Chloroscombrus chrysurus''
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Yellowtail flounder
The yellowtail flounder (''Limanda ferruginea''), also known as the rusty dab, is a species of flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders). Reaching in length, it has reddish brown upperparts, pale underparts and yellow fins. Bot ...
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Limanda ferruginea''
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Yellowtail snapper
The yellowtail snapper (''Ocyurus chrysurus'') is an abundant species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Although they have been found as far north as Massachusetts, their normal ...
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Ocyurus chrysurus
The yellowtail snapper (''Ocyurus chrysurus'') is an abundant species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Although they have been found as far north as Massachusetts, their normal r ...
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Whitespotted devil, ''
Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus''
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Yellowtail horse mackerel
The yellowtail horse mackerel (''Trachurus novaezelandiae''), also known as the yellowtail scad, is a jack in the family Carangidae found around Australia and New Zealand at depths to 500 m. Its length is up to . The yellowtail scad is the only ...
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Trachurus novaezelandiae''
In addition, "yellowtail" appears in many other common names of fish:
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Butter yellowtail ''
Seriolina nigrofasciata''
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California yellowtail ''
Seriola dorsalis
''Seriola dorsalis'', the California yellowtail is a species of ray-finned fish of the family Carangidae.Martinez-Takeshita, N., D. M. Purcell, C. L. Chabot, M. T. Craig, C. N. Paterson, J. R. Hyde, & L. G. Allen. 2015. A tale of three tails: c ...
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Cape yellowtail ''
Seriola lalandi
The yellowtail amberjack, yellowtail kingfish, hiramasa or great amberjack (''Seriola lalandi'') is a large fish found in the Southern Ocean. Although previously thought to be found in all oceans and seas, recent genetic analysis restricts ''S. ...
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Common yellowtail croaker ''
Umbrina xanti''
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Dusky yellowtail ''
Seriolina nigrofasciata''
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Giant yellowtail ''
Seriola lalandi
The yellowtail amberjack, yellowtail kingfish, hiramasa or great amberjack (''Seriola lalandi'') is a large fish found in the Southern Ocean. Although previously thought to be found in all oceans and seas, recent genetic analysis restricts ''S. ...
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Great yellowtail ''
Seriola dumerili
The greater amberjack (''Seriola dumerili''), also known as the allied kingfish, great amberfish, greater yellowtail, jenny lind, Sea donkey, purplish amberjack, reef donkey, rock salmon, sailors choice, yellowtail, and yellow trevally, is a spec ...
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Greater yellowtail ''
Seriola dumerili
The greater amberjack (''Seriola dumerili''), also known as the allied kingfish, great amberfish, greater yellowtail, jenny lind, Sea donkey, purplish amberjack, reef donkey, rock salmon, sailors choice, yellowtail, and yellow trevally, is a spec ...
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Indian yellowtail angelfish ''
Apolemichthys xanthurus''
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Longfin yellowtail ''
Seriola rivoliana
The longfin yellowtail (''Seriola rivoliana''), also known as the almaco or silvercoat jack, deep-water, falcate, European or highfin amberjack, rock salmon, longfin or yellow kingfish, is a game fish of the family Carangidae; they are in the sam ...
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Pacific yellowtail emperor ''
Lethrinus atkinsoni''
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Queensland yellowtail angelfish ''
Chaetodontoplus meredithi''
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Rainbow yellowtail ''
Elagatis bipinnulata''
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Redbelly yellowtail fusilier ''
Caesio cuning''
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Slender yellowtail kingfish ''
Alepes djedaba''
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Southeast Asian yellowtail rasbora ''
Rasbora tornieri''
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Southern yellowtail ''
Seriola lalandi
The yellowtail amberjack, yellowtail kingfish, hiramasa or great amberjack (''Seriola lalandi'') is a large fish found in the Southern Ocean. Although previously thought to be found in all oceans and seas, recent genetic analysis restricts ''S. ...
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Yellowtail amberjack
The yellowtail amberjack, yellowtail kingfish, hiramasa or great amberjack (''Seriola lalandi'') is a large fish found in the Southern Ocean. Although previously thought to be found in all oceans and seas, recent genetic analysis restricts ''S. ...
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Seriola lalandi
The yellowtail amberjack, yellowtail kingfish, hiramasa or great amberjack (''Seriola lalandi'') is a large fish found in the Southern Ocean. Although previously thought to be found in all oceans and seas, recent genetic analysis restricts ''S. ...
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Yellowtail angelfish ''
Apolemichthys xanthurus''
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Yellowtail angelfish ''
Centropyge fisheri''
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Yellowtail angelfish ''
Chaetodontoplus personifer''
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Yellowtail ballyhoo ''
Hemiramphus brasiliensis''
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Yellowtail barracuda ''
Sphyraena flavicauda''
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Yellowtail bass ''
Bathyanthias mexicana''
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Yellowtail blue snapper ''
Paracaesio xanthura''
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Yellowtail butterflyfish ''
Chaetodon xanthurus''
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Yellowtail catfish ''
Pangasius pangasius''
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Yellowtail chromis ''
Chromis enchrysura''
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Yellowtail clownfish ''
Amphiprion clarkii
''Amphiprion clarkii'', known commonly as Clark's anemonefish and yellowtail clownfish, is a marine fish belonging to the family Pomacentridae, the clownfishes and damselfishes.
Characteristics of anemonefish
Clownfish or anemonefish are fi ...
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Yellowtail clownfish ''
Amphiprion sebae''
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Yellowtail coris ''
Coris gaimard''
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Yellowtail croaker ''
Austronibea oedogenys''
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Yellowtail damsel ''
Microspathodon chrysurus
The yellowtail damselfish (''Microspathodon chrysurus'') is a species of damselfish native to tropical areas such as the Caribbean coast of Panama. Damselfish are abundant in coral reef environments. The International Union for Conservation of ...
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Yellowtail damsel ''
Pomacentrus trichourus''
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Yellowtail damselfish ''
Microspathodon chrysurus
The yellowtail damselfish (''Microspathodon chrysurus'') is a species of damselfish native to tropical areas such as the Caribbean coast of Panama. Damselfish are abundant in coral reef environments. The International Union for Conservation of ...
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Yellowtail dascyllus ''
Dascyllus flavicaudus''
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Yellowtail demoiselle ''
Neoglyphidodon polyacanthus''
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Yellowtail dottyback ''
Pseudochromis linda''
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Yellowtail emperor ''
Lethrinus crocineus''
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Yellowtail fangblenny mimic ''
Plagiotremus laudandus''
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Yellowtail flounder
The yellowtail flounder (''Limanda ferruginea''), also known as the rusty dab, is a species of flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders). Reaching in length, it has reddish brown upperparts, pale underparts and yellow fins. Bot ...
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Limanda ferruginea''
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Yellowtail fusilier ''
Caesio cuning''
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Yellowtail fusilier ''
Caesio teres
''Caesio teres'', the yellow and blueback fusilier, beautiful fusilier, blue and gold fusilier or yellow-tail fusilier, is a species of marine, pelagic ray-finned fish belonging to the family Caesionidae. It occurs in the Indian and Western Pa ...
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Yellowtail fusilier ''
Paracaesio xanthura''
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Yellowtail goldie ''
Pseudanthias evansi''
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Yellowtail hamlet ''
Hypoplectrus chlorurus''
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Yellowtail kingfish
The yellowtail amberjack, yellowtail kingfish, hiramasa or great amberjack (''Seriola lalandi'') is a large fish found in the Southern Ocean. Although previously thought to be found in all oceans and seas, recent genetic analysis restricts ''S. ...
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Caranx heberi''
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Yellowtail mullet ''
Liza vaigiensis''
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Yellowtail mullet ''
Sicamugil cascasia
The yellowtail mullet (''Minimugil cascasia'') is a species of potamodromous ray-finned fish, a mullet belonging to the family Mugilidae
The mullets or grey mullets are a family (Mugilidae) of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal tempe ...
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Yellowtail parrot ''
Sparisoma rubripinne''
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Yellowtail parrotfish ''
Sparisoma rubripinne''
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Yellowtail poison-fang blenny ''
Meiacanthus atrodorsalis''
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Yellowtail rasbora ''
Rasbora dusonensis''
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Yellowtail rasbora ''
Rasbora tornieri''
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Yellowtail reefcod ''
Epinephelus flavocaeruleus''
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Yellowtail reeffish ''
Chromis enchrysura''
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Yellowtail rockcod ''
Epinephelus flavocaeruleus''
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Yellowtail rockfish ''
Sebastes flavidus''
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Yellowtail sailfin tang ''
Zebrasoma xanthurum''
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Yellowtail sardinella ''
Sardinella rouxi''
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Yellowtail scad ''
Atule mate''
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Yellowtail scad ''
Trachurus novaezelandiae''
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Yellowtail sergeant ''
Abudefduf notatus''
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Yellowtail snapper
The yellowtail snapper (''Ocyurus chrysurus'') is an abundant species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Although they have been found as far north as Massachusetts, their normal ...
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Ocyurus chrysurus
The yellowtail snapper (''Ocyurus chrysurus'') is an abundant species of snapper native to the western Atlantic Ocean including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Although they have been found as far north as Massachusetts, their normal r ...
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Yellowtail surgeonfish ''
Prionurus punctatus''
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Yellowtail surgeonfish ''
Zebrasoma xanthurum''
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Yellowtail tamarin ''
Anampses meleagrides
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The spotted wrasse, ''Anampses meleagrides'', is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea and East Africa to the western Pacific Ocean to Samoa and the Tuamoto Islands and north to Japan. This species is found on coral r ...
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Yellowtail tang ''
Zebrasoma xanthurum''
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Yellowtail tetra ''
Alestopetersius caudalis''
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Yellowtail trumpeter ''
Amniataba caudavittata''
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Yellowtail tubelip ''
Diproctacanthus xanthurus''
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Yellowtail wrasse ''
Anampses meleagrides
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The spotted wrasse, ''Anampses meleagrides'', is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea and East Africa to the western Pacific Ocean to Samoa and the Tuamoto Islands and north to Japan. This species is found on coral r ...
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