Yellowtail (fish)

A yellowtail may be any of several different species of

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, which often have caudal (tail) fins partially or entirely yellow in color. The

amberjack Amberjacks are Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, Pacific fish in the genus ''Seriola'' of the family Carangidae. They are widely consumed across the world in various cultures, most notably for Pacific amberjacks in Japanese cuisine; they are most oft ...

s are commonly referred to simply as "yellowtail", such as the yellowtail amberjack (''Seriola lalandi'') or the

Japanese amberjack The Japanese amberjack or yellowtail, ''Seriola quinqueradiata'', is a species of Amberjack, jack bony fish, fish in the family Carangidae, native to the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is known as ''shiyu'' () in China, ''bang'eo'' () in Korea, and ...

(''Seriola quinqueradiata''), most often in the context of

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. Other species called simply "yellowtail" include: * Atlantic bumper, '' Chloroscombrus chrysurus'' * Yellowtail flounder, ''

Limanda ferruginea 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 ...

Lethrinus atkinsoni ''Lethrinus atkinsoni'', the Pacific yellowtail emperor,, Atkinson's emperor, reticulated emperor, tricky snapper, Tuamotu emperor, yellow morwong or yellow-tailed emperor is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae ...

'' * Queensland yellowtail angelfish '' Chaetodontoplus meredithi'' * Rainbow yellowtail '' Elagatis bipinnulata'' * Redbelly yellowtail fusilier '' Caesio cuning'' * Slender yellowtail kingfish '' Alepes djedaba'' * Southeast Asian yellowtail rasbora '' Rasbora tornieri'' * Southern yellowtail '' Seriola lalandi'' * Yellowtail amberjack '' Seriola lalandi'' *Yellowtail angelfish '' Apolemichthys xanthurus'' *Yellowtail angelfish '' Centropyge fisheri'' *Yellowtail angelfish '' Chaetodontoplus personifer'' * Yellowtail ballyhoo ''Hemiramphus brasiliensis'' * Yellowtail barracuda '' Sphyraena flavicauda'' * Yellowtail bass '' Bathyanthias mexicana'' *Yellowtail blue damsel '' Chrysiptera parasema'' * Yellowtail blue snapper '' Paracaesio xanthura'' * Yellowtail butterflyfish '' Chaetodon xanthurus'' * Yellowtail catfish '' Pangasius pangasius'' * Yellowtail chromis '' Chromis enchrysura'' * Yellowtail clownfish '' Amphiprion clarkii'' * Yellowtail clownfish '' Amphiprion sebae'' * 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 Isla ...

'' * Yellowtail croaker '' Austronibea oedogenys'' * Yellowtail damsel '' Chrysiptera parasema'' * Yellowtail damselfish '' Microspathodon chrysurus'' * Yellowtail dascyllus '' Dascyllus flavicaudus'' * Yellowtail demoiselle '' Neoglyphidodon polyacanthus'' * Yellowtail dottyback '' Pseudochromis linda'' * Yellowtail emperor '' Lethrinus crocineus'' * Yellowtail fangblenny mimic '' Plagiotremus laudandus'' * Yellowtail flounder ''

'' *Yellowtail fusilier '' Caesio cuning'' *Yellowtail fusilier ''

Caesio teres ''Caesio teres'', the yellow and blueback fusilier, beautiful fusilier, blue and gold fusilier (not to be confused with Caesio caerulaurea) or yellow-tail fusilier, is a species of Marine habitats, marine, pelagic ray-finned fish belonging to the ...

'' *Yellowtail fusilier '' Paracaesio xanthura'' * Yellowtail goldie '' Pseudanthias evansi'' * Yellowtail hamlet '' Hypoplectrus chlorurus'' * Yellowtail horse mackerel ''Trachurus novaezelandiae'' * Yellowtail kingfish '' Caranx heberi'' *Yellowtail mullet '' Ellochelon vaigiensis'' * Yellowtail mullet ''Minimugil cascasia'' * Yellowtail parrotfish '' Sparisoma rubripinne'' * Yellowtail poison-fang blenny '' Meiacanthus atrodorsalis'' * Yellowtail rasbora '' Rasbora dusonensis'' * Yellowtail rasbora '' Rasbora tornieri'' * Yellowtail reefcod '' Epinephelus flavocaeruleus'' * Yellowtail reeffish '' Chromis enchrysura'' * Yellowtail rockcod '' Epinephelus flavocaeruleus'' * Yellowtail rockfish '' Sebastes flavidus'' * Yellowtail sailfin tang '' Zebrasoma xanthurum'' * Yellowtail sardinella '' Sardinella rouxi'' * Yellowtail scad '' Atule mate'' * Yellowtail scad '' Trachurus novaezelandiae'' * Yellowtail sergeant '' Abudefduf notatus'' * Yellowtail snapper '' Ocyurus chrysurus'' * Yellowtail surgeonfish '' Prionurus punctatus'' * Yellowtail surgeonfish '' Zebrasoma xanthurum'' * Yellowtail tamarin ''

Anampses meleagrides } 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 ...

'' * Yellowtail tang '' Zebrasoma xanthurum'' * Yellowtail tetra '' Alestopetersius caudalis'' * Yellowtail trumpeter '' Amniataba caudavittata'' * Yellowtail tubelip '' Diproctacanthus xanthurus'' * Yellowtail wrasse ''

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