The samson fish (''Seriola hippos'') is a
jack
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Places
* Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community
* Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community
* Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas
People and fictional characters
* Jack (given name), a male given name, incl ...
of the
genus
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''
Seriola
''Seriola'' is a genus of ray-finned fish, with many species commonly known as amberjacks. Nine extant species are currently recognized, although these were formerly split into many more. Also, several species are currently placed in several oth ...
''. It is found in the
Indo-Pacific
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Oceans to eastern
Northland in
New Zealand
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. 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)
Seriola
Fish described in 1876
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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