The samson fish (''Seriola hippos'') is a
jack of the
genus ''
Seriola''. It is found in the
Indo-Pacific
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in
Australia
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. It is not found anywhere in
New Zealand. Its length is between 80 and 150 cm.
References
Fisheries Western Australia - Samson Fish Fact Sheet* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982)
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Samson fish
Fish described in 1876
Taxa named by Albert Günther