Seriola zonata (Mitchill, 1815)
Banded rudderfish
Seriola zonata
photo by Cox, C.

 Family:  Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos), subfamily: Naucratinae
 Max. size:  75 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 5,200.0 g
 Environment:  benthopelagic; depth range 3 - 360 m
 Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Santos, Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea (Ref. 9626); absent from Bahamas and most islands.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Adults are pelagic or epibenthic and confined to coastal waters over the continental shelf. They feed on fishes and shrimps.
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 17.10.90
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 29.06.16
 Checked by: Torres, Armi G. - 19.08.94

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