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Fortune jack
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Seriola
Species:
S. peruana
Binomial name
Seriola peruana

The fortune jack (Seriola peruana), also known as the darkfin amberjack, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Carangidae. It is found in the eastern Pacific from Mexico to Ecuador and on the Galapagos Islands. [2] It is a benthopelagic and demersal fish of coastal areas, including areas of rocky reefs to 30 metres (98 ft). [1] This species was formally described by the Austrian ichthyologist Franz Steindachner (1834-1919) in 1881 with the type locality given as Callao in Peru. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Smith-Vaniz, B.; Robertson, R.; Dominici-Arosemena, A.; Molina, H. (2010). "Seriola peruana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T183685A8158269. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183685A8158269.en .
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Serolia peruana" in FishBase . August 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Seriola peruana". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 23 November 2019.