Fishes of Australia
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Samson Fishs are large, fast and voracious predators that are far more dangerous to many reef fish than sharks, which roam the reefs hungrily mostly at night.
Seriola hippos is silver to brass colored, often with intermittent diffuse brass colored bands on the back or small dark spots.
The head of this mackerel is rounder and deeper than other Seriola species, with the deepest part of the body usually between the back of the head and the first spiny dorsal fin.
The amberjack Seriola rivoliana and Seriola dumerili generally have their deepest part of the body below the beginning of the second (soft) dorsal fin and are more symmetrically tapered.
Under optimal conditions, Seriola hippos can live to be a proud 29 years old.
Synonyms:
Naucratopsis excusabilis McCulloch & Whitley, 1929-30
Seriola gigas Günther, 1860
Seriola hippos is silver to brass colored, often with intermittent diffuse brass colored bands on the back or small dark spots.
The head of this mackerel is rounder and deeper than other Seriola species, with the deepest part of the body usually between the back of the head and the first spiny dorsal fin.
The amberjack Seriola rivoliana and Seriola dumerili generally have their deepest part of the body below the beginning of the second (soft) dorsal fin and are more symmetrically tapered.
Under optimal conditions, Seriola hippos can live to be a proud 29 years old.
Synonyms:
Naucratopsis excusabilis McCulloch & Whitley, 1929-30
Seriola gigas Günther, 1860
