Yellowtail (fish)

A yellowtail may be any of several different species of

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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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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. It is greatl ...

, ''Seriola quinqueradiata''. Other species called simply "yellowtail" include: *

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, ...

, '' Chloroscombrus chrysurus'' *

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 ...

, '' Limanda ferruginea'' *

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 r ...

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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 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 m ...

, '' Trachurus novaezelandiae'' In addition, "yellowtail" appears in many other common names of fish: * Butter yellowtail '' Seriolina nigrofasciata'' *

California yellowtail ''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 ...

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 ...

'' * 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. ...

'' * Common yellowtail croaker ''

Umbrina xanti ''Umbrina'' is a genus of fish from the croaker family Sciaenidae. The genus contains 17 species occurring in tropical and warm temperate waters of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Western Indian Ocean and the eastern Pacific. Description T ...

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'' Seriolina nigrofasciata'' *

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Great yellowtail Great may refer to: Descriptions or measurements * Great, a relative measurement in physical space, see Size * Greatness, being divine, majestic, superior, majestic, or transcendent People * List of people known as "the Great" *Artel Great (born ...

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 Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asi ...

Apolemichthys xanthurus ''Apolemichthys xanthurus'', the Indian yellowtail angelfish, is a species of marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. Other common names include cream angelfish, smoke angelfish, and yellowtail black angelfish. It is found in the ...

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Longfin yellowtail 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 ...

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 The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...

Lethrinus atkinsoni ''Lethrinus atkinsoni'' is a species of emperor fish described by Alvin Seale in 1910. It is commonly 30 to 35 cm long with a bluish-grey, yellowish, or tan in colour, and a white belly. This species is widespread throughout the west Pacifi ...

'' * Queensland yellowtail angelfish '' Chaetodontoplus meredithi'' * Rainbow yellowtail '' Elagatis bipinnulata'' * Redbelly yellowtail fusilier '' Caesio cuning'' * Slender yellowtail kingfish ''

Alepes djedaba The shrimp scad (''Alepes djedaba'') (also known as the slender yellowtail kingfish), is a species of widespread tropical marine fish of the jack family, Carangidae. The shrimp scad is widely distributed in the tropical and subtropical western In ...

'' * Southeast Asian yellowtail rasbora ''

Rasbora tornieri The yellowtail rasbora (''Rasbora tornieri'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus ''Rasbora ''Rasbora'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae. They are native to freshwater habitats in South and akistan outheast As ...

'' *Southern yellowtail ''

'' *Yellowtail amberjack ''

'' * Yellowtail angelfish ''

'' * Yellowtail angelfish '' Centropyge fisheri'' * Yellowtail angelfish '' Chaetodontoplus personifer'' * Yellowtail ballyhoo '' Hemiramphus brasiliensis'' * Yellowtail barracuda '' Sphyraena flavicauda'' * Yellowtail bass '' Bathyanthias mexicana'' * Yellowtail blue snapper ''

Paracaesio xanthura ''Paracaesio xanthura'', the yellowtail blue snapper, the false fusilier, gold-backed fusilier, Pedley's fusilier or Southern fusilier, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indo ...

'' * Yellowtail butterflyfish ''

Chaetodon xanthurus The pearlscale butterflyfish (''Chaetodon xanthurus''), also known as yellow-tailed butterflyfish, crosshatch butterflyfish or Philippines chevron butterflyfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the Family (biol ...

'' * Yellowtail catfish ''

Pangasius pangasius ''Pangasius pangasius'', the Pangas catfish, is a species of shark catfish native to fresh and brackish waters of Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, and Pakistan. It has also been introduced to Cambodia and Vietnam. This species grows to a standard lengt ...

'' * Yellowtail chromis '' Chromis enchrysura'' * 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 fis ...

'' * Yellowtail clownfish ''

Amphiprion sebae ''Amphiprion sebae'', also known as the sebae clownfish, is an anemonefish found in the northern Indian Ocean, from Java to the Arabian Peninsula. Like all anemonefish it is usually found living in association with sea anemones. While the commo ...

'' * Yellowtail coris ''

Coris gaimard ''Coris gaimard'', the yellowtail wrasse or African coris, among other vernacular names, is a species of wrasse native to the tropical waters of the central Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, from Christmas Islands and Cocos Keeling Isl ...

'' * Yellowtail croaker '' Austronibea oedogenys'' * Yellowtail damsel '' Microspathodon chrysurus'' * Yellowtail damsel '' Pomacentrus trichourus'' * Yellowtail damselfish '' Microspathodon chrysurus'' * Yellowtail dascyllus '' Dascyllus flavicaudus'' * Yellowtail demoiselle '' Neoglyphidodon polyacanthus'' * Yellowtail dottyback '' Pseudochromis linda'' * Yellowtail emperor ''

Lethrinus crocineus ''Lethrinus'' is a genus of emperors found from the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus: * '' Lethrinus amboinensis'' Bleeker, 1854 (Ambon ...

'' * Yellowtail fangblenny mimic ''

Plagiotremus laudandus ''Plagiotremus laudandus'', the bicolour fangblenny, false harptail-blenny, poison-fang blenny mimic, yellow-tailed blenny or the yellowtail fangblenny mimic, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. Th ...

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Yellowtail fusilier Yellowtail, yellow-tail, or Yellow Tail may refer to: * Yellowtail (fish), any of several species of fish * Yellow-tail, a Eurasian moth species * Yellowtail moth, a South American moth species * Yellow Tail (wine), an Australian wine producer * ...

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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 Pacif ...

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'' * Yellowtail goldie '' Pseudanthias evansi'' * Yellowtail hamlet ''

Hypoplectrus chlorurus ''Hypoplectrus'' is a genus of fishes commonly known as hamlets, found mainly in coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, particularly around Florida and the Bahamas. They are a popular choice for hobbyist saltwater aquariums, and ...

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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. ...

'' Caranx heberi'' * Yellowtail mullet '' Liza vaigiensis'' * Yellowtail mullet ''

Sicamugil cascasia The yellowtail mullet (''Minimugil cascasia'') is a species of potamodromous ray-finned fish, a mullet belonging to the family Mugilidae. It is the only species in the genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological c ...

'' * Yellowtail parrot '' Sparisoma rubripinne'' * Yellowtail parrotfish '' Sparisoma rubripinne'' * Yellowtail poison-fang blenny ''

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis ''Meiacanthus atrodorsalis'', the forktail blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. This species grows to a length of TL. This venomous species can also be found in the aquarium An aqu ...

'' * Yellowtail rasbora '' Rasbora dusonensis'' * Yellowtail rasbora ''

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