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| EMW id | FAO Species Category | Notes |
| EMW-12 | Amberjacks nei | This category includes species in the genus Seriola in the family Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos). From FishStat, 97% capture “Amberjacks nei” in 1999-2007 was from the Pacific Ocean. From fishbase.org, species in the genus Seriola are as follows. All are of some commercial or subsistence use. Guinean amberjack Seriola carpenteri. Max size: 72.5 cm TL (male/unsexed). Greater amberjack Seriola dumerili. Max size: 190 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. published weight: 80.6 kg. Lesser amberjack Seriola fasciata. Max size: 67.5 cm FL (male/unsexed); max. published weight: 4,600 g. Samson fish Seriola hippos. Max size: 150 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. published weight: 53.1 kg. Yellowtail amberjack Seriola lalandi. Max size: 250 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. published weight: 96.8 kg. Fortune jack Seriola peruana. Max size: 57.0 cm FL (male/unsexed). Japanese amberjack. Seriola quinqueradiata. Max size: 150 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. published weight: 40.0 kg. Almaco jack Seriola rivoliana. Max size: 160 cm FL (male/unsexed); max. published weight: 59.9 kg. Banded rudderfish Seriola zonata. 75.0 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. published weight: 5,200 g. The 2 largest species are Yellowtail amberjack and Greater amberjack. Greater amberjack is taken as the 'largest species' because it has the greater EMW of these two (see EMW-245 and EMW-347). The smallest species is Fortune jack. These are distributed in the Pacific Ocean. |