''Seriola carpenteri'' is a species of

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commonly known as the Guinean amberjack (French:'' Sériole guinéenne'', Spanish:'' Medregal de Guinea''), which feeds on squids and fishes. It attains a size of at least 48 cm (18.9 in) fork length, and probably attains a much larger size. Adults are

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or epibenthic. Generally confined to areas where surface temperatures exceed 25 °C, the species is found in coastal waters over

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from the surface to at least 200 m (656.2 ft) deep. It is found in the eastern Atlantic from the

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, including

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. Its distribution may be influenced by seasonal movements of the 18–27 °C water mass along the African coast.Quéro, J.-C. 1986. Capture dans le golfe de Gascogne de ''Seriola carpenteri'' Mather, 1971 (Pisces, Perciformes, Carangidae), espèce nouvelle pour la faune de l'Atlantique nord-est. ''Cybium'', 10(3): 302–304. Since 2000 it has been recorded on few occasions in the

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, central Mediterranean Sea.Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Seriola carpenteri). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Seriola_carpenteri.pdf The species is named for "William K. Carpenter of

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. Mr. Carpenter, an outstanding big game

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, has long been President and leading sponsor of the

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. His dedicated support of

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includes generous financial contributions and outstanding personal participation in research activities."

References

carpenteri Fish described in 1971 {{Carangiformes-stub